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vi·var·i·um V0131200 (vī-vâr′ē-əm)n. pl. vi·var·i·ums or vi·var·i·a (-ē-ə) A place, such as an enclosure or facility, used for keeping living animals for observation or research.
[Latin vīvārium, from neuter of vīvārius, of living creatures, from vīvus, alive; see vivify.]vivarium (vaɪˈvɛərɪəm) n, pl -iums or -ia (-ɪə) (Zoology) a place where live animals are kept under natural conditions for study, research, etc[C16: from Latin: enclosure where live fish or game are kept, from vīvus alive]vi•var•i•um (vaɪˈvɛər i əm, vɪ-)
n., pl. -var•i•ums, -var•i•a (-ˈvɛər i ə) a place, as a laboratory, where live animals or plants are kept under conditions simulating their natural environment, as for research. [1590–1600; < Latin vīvārium=vīv(us) living (see vital) + -ārium -ary] vivariuman enclosed environment, as a glass container, in which plants or animals are raised under conditions that approximate their natural habitat. Also vivary.See also: AnimalsVivarium a place or enclosure where living animals, especially fish, are kept, 1600.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  vivarium - an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditionsaquarium, fish tank, marine museum - a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animalsenclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purposeterrarium - a vivarium in which selected living plants are kept and observed |
TranslationsvivariumenUK
vivarium a place where live animals are kept under natural conditions for study, research, etc. Vivarium an enclosure in which different animals, mainly laboratory animals used for experimental purposes, are kept. A vivarium can also be used as a place to breed animals. There are specialized vivariums for dogs, monkeys, and other animals and general vivariums in which various animal species are kept. Vivariums are used mostly to keep dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, white rats, white mice, hamsters, and gerbils. Vivariums may include aquariums, insectaries, terraria, and open-air cages for birds. Microbiological research organizations have vivariums in which animals that are particularly susceptible to diseases caused by microorganisms (such as mice and rats) are usually kept. To prevent the spread of diseases, including those experimentally induced, the animals are usually kept in isolated, easily disinfected metal or glass cages. vivariumAn enclosure for raising animals and keeping them under observation.vivariumenUK
vi·var·i·um, pl. vi·var·i·a (vī-var'ē-ŭm, -ă), Quarters in which animals are housed, particularly animals used in medical research. [L. vivarius, pertaining to living creatures] vivariumenUK
Related to vivarium: terrariumWords related to vivariumnoun an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditionsRelated Words- aquarium
- fish tank
- marine museum
- enclosure
- terrarium
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