Usually means: Enclosed environment for plants, animals.
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We found 27 dictionaries that define the word terrarium:

General (20 matching dictionaries)
  1. terrarium: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. terrarium: Merriam-Webster
  3. terrarium: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. terrarium: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. terrarium: Collins English Dictionary
  6. terrarium: Vocabulary.com
  7. Terrarium, terrarium: Wordnik
  8. terrarium: Wiktionary
  9. terrarium: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. terrarium: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. terrarium: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. terrarium: Dictionary.com
  13. terrarium: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. Terrarium (book), Terrarium (novel), Terrarium (space habitat), Terrarium: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. terrarium: Rhymezone
  16. terrarium: FreeDictionary.org
  17. terrarium: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. terrarium: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. terrarium: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. terrarium: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  2. GreenWeb Gardening Glossary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Terrarium: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Urban Conservation Glossary (No longer online)

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▸ noun:  An enclosure wherein small animals are displayed, usually with some plants, in a naturalistic setting.
▸ noun:  A partially enclosed glass container for displaying plants, especially plants that need high humidity.

Similar:
vivarium, menagerie, reptilarium, rabbitry, cage, screenhouse, conservatory, seraglio, isolator, playpen, more...

Types:
vivarium, paludarium, aquarium, more...

Phrases:
many a terrarium critter, more...

Adjectives:
large, small, semiaquatic, gallon, aquatic, moist, own, long, dry, covered, giant

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    green,     olive,     fern,     sage,     emerald, more...
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Similar:
vivarium, menagerie, reptilarium, rabbitry, cage, screenhouse, conservatory, seraglio, isolator, playpen, more...

Types:
vivarium, paludarium, aquarium, more...

Phrases:
many a terrarium critter, more...

Adjectives:
large, small, semiaquatic, gallon, aquatic, moist, own, long, dry, covered, giant

Colors:
    green,     olive,     fern,     sage,     emerald, more...



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