vivarium
/vaɪˈveərɪəm/noun
(pl. vivaria /-rɪə/)
- an enclosure, container, or structure adapted or prepared for keeping animals under semi-natural conditions for observation or study or as pets; an aquarium or terrarium(半自然环境的)生态饲养场(室, 箱); 水族馆; 水陆栖动物饲养箱。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin, literally 'warren, fish pond', from vivus 'living', from vivere 'to live'.