vivarium

noun

area for keeping and raising animals or plants

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /vaɪˈvɛəɹi.əm/ / /vaɪˈvɛɹi.əm/ / /vɪˈvɛɹi.əm/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Italic *gʷīwos Latin vīvus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -ārius Latin -ārium Latin vīvāriumbor. English vivarium Borrowed from Latin vīvārium.

A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living animals.