vivarium
noun /vaɪˈveəriəm/, /vɪˈveəriəm/
/vaɪˈveriəm/, /vɪˈveriəm/
(plural vivaria
/vaɪˈveəriə/, /vɪˈveəriə/
/vaɪˈveriə/, /vɪˈveriə/
)- a container for keeping live animals in, especially for scientific studyWord Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘warren, fish pond’, from vivus ‘living’, from vivere ‘to live’.