terrarium
English
/tə.ˈɹɛəɹ.ɪ.əm/, /tə.ˈɹɛɹ.i.əm/, /tə.ˈɹeːɹ.i.əm/, /tɘ.ˈɹiəɹ.i.ɘm/
noun
Definitions
- An enclosure wherein very small animals are displayed humanely, often with some plants, in a naturalistic setting.
- A partially enclosed glass container for displaying plants, especially plants that need high humidity.
Etymology
Derived from Latin terra (earth, land, ground, Earth, soil, dry land).
Origin
Latin
terra
Gloss
earth, land, ground, Earth, soil, dry land
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aquaterrarium English
- terra English
- terrel English
- *interrāre Latin
- *terraceus Latin
- mediterraneus Latin
- subterraneus Latin
- subterreus Latin
- terra Latin
- terraceus Latin
- terrarius Latin
- terrenus Latin
- terrestris Latin
- terreus Latin
- terrosus Latin
- terrārius Latin
- terra Italian
- terrarium Dutch, Flemish
- terre French
- tierra Spanish, Castilian
- *ters- Proto-Indo-European
- terrasse Norwegian Bokmål
- kontinent Norwegian Nynorsk
- terrasse Norwegian Nynorsk
- terre Old French
- țară Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- țăran Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- terra Old Portuguese
- tsarã Aromanian
- *terzā Proto-Italic
- terra Romansh
- tiara Romansh
- tierra Asturian
- tiere Friulian
- terra Old Occitan
- terrassa Old Occitan
- terra Sicilian
- tera Venetian
- tara Dalmatian
- tiara Dalmatian
- târre Bourguignon
- tera Ladin
- terra Neapolitan
- tiera Istriot
- tarra Corsican
- terra Corsican
- tierra Aragonese
- tière Picard
- tère Picard
- tera Lombard