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terrarium

Definition of terrariumnext
as in aquarium
a glass or plastic box that is used for growing plants or keeping small animals indoors

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Recent Examples of terrarium Poppy and Lilah spend multiple hours together daily, however Smtih keeps the snake in her terrarium in the days after she’s eaten. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Recently, Autumn entered the room in her home, which contains Matilda's heated habitat, and found Tsunami casually sitting in the middle of the lizard's terrarium. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025 One female Hunan mountain snake was pregnant and temporarily kept in a laboratory terrarium, the study said. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025 Choose a suitable vessel for your terrarium. Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for terrarium
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Noun
  • In an Instagram video accompanying the announcement, the aquarium's team shared more information about the baby penguin.
    Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The 18-mile Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail offers slices of green space for picnics and trails to bike or walk to the aquarium, Cannery Row, and Fisherman’s Wharf.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Senators came as close as possible to retake the lead in the final minute of the first period, but Drake Batherson missed his backhand shot wide of the open cage.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
  • In a scene created to invoke magic and mysticism, the 11-year-old Pancho dreams he has been separated from their family and imprisoned alone in a large cage.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026

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“Terrarium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrarium. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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