Vivaria

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vivarium \Vi*va"ri*um\, n.; pl. E. {Vivariums}, L. {Vivaria}.
     [L., fr. vivarius belonging to living creatures, fr. vivus
     alive, living. See {Vivid}.]
     A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living
     animals, as a park, a pond, an aquarium, a warren, etc.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vivarium
       n : an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals
           and plants and observing them under natural conditions
       [also: {vivaria} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vivaria
       See {vivarium}