See Also: vivarium(medicine)
vivarium(dictionary)
vivarium(dictionary)

vivarium (iou)



vivarium noun. , -riums. E17.
[Latin = warren, fish-pond, use as noun of vivarius from vivus alive, from vivere live: see -ARIUM.]
A place for keeping living animals, esp. fish, for food; a fish-pond. obsolete exc. Hist. E17.
An enclosure or structure adapted or prepared for keeping animals under conditions approximating to the natural conditions, for observation or study; spec. (a) an aquarium; (b) a terrarium. L17.