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serpentarium, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.|sɜːpənˈtɛərɪəm|
[f. serpent n. + -arium.]
A building or enclosure in which snakes (and other reptiles) are confined, as for public display or observation; a snake-house or reptiliary. Cf. ophidiarium n.
1895in Funk's Stand. Dict. 1955Amer. Jrnl. Trop. Med. & Hygiene IV. 1135 This is the case of one of us (W. E. H.), a white male, age 43, who is the director of a serpentarium in Miami, Florida. 1965T. Helm World of Snakes viii. 101 With the establishment of his Serpentarium in 1948, Haarst's career has made him a worldwide medical wonder. By successfully self-immunizing himself with cobra venom his blood has become a valuable serum. 1977Daily Tel. 5 Sept. 3/6 Desperate attempts by a father to force open the jaws of a 2,000 lb. crocodile failed as his six-year-old son was dragged under water at the Miami Serpentarium on Saturday. 1989Summary World Broadcasts Weekly Econ. Rep.: U.S.S.R. (B.B.C.) 6 Oct. a16/1 There are some 1,000 adders in Belorussia's first serpentarium which has opened in Vitebsk Oblast's Sennenskiy Rayon. |