vivarium

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vi·var·i·um /vaɪˈveəriəm $ -ˈver-/ noun [countable] HBAa place indoors where animals are kept in conditions that are as similar as possible to their natural environment 〔模拟自然生态环境的〕动物饲养室

Examples from the Corpus

vivarium• Now I use their old vivarium to rear owls in.• The vivarium and aquarium soon followed, with parallel changes in fashion.

vi·var·i·um nounChineseSyllable

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vivarium
vi‧var‧i‧um /vaɪˈveəriəm $ -ˈver-/

noun [countable]
a place indoors where animals are kept in conditions that are as similar as possible to their natural environment

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a container for keeping live animals in, especially for scientific study 生态缸（用于饲养动物作科研用途等）