terrarium

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 Shot in unique settings like a terrarium and an aquarium, these visuals symbolize comfort and familiarity—contrasted by striking, avant-garde designs that push her artistry into new territory. Billboard Korea, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025 One day, the snake escaped from its terrarium in the garage. Stephen S. Hall, Time, 21 Apr. 2025 For example, use a science or math workbook to introduce your kid to the basics, and follow up with a hands-on experiment, like building a volcano or terrarium together. Fiona Tapp, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025 These are difficult shoes to make work (a sort of non-item anchoring an outfit to nothing), which, as anyone who lived through 2016 knows, will also function as a terrarium, in which varying bacteria flourish no matter the podiatric preening involved beforehand. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for terrarium
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Noun
  • The aquarium is located in one of the world’s most scenic locations, in Norway’s western fjords.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Keeping parrotfish requires a special license for those seeking to catch them alive for saltwater aquariums, according to Florida law.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • As her friend was talking to the female suspect, Lomeli left to find a box to place the kittens in, since the suspects did not want the hand over the cage that originally carried the animals.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 5 June 2025
  • The scientists have already utilized the technology to print items such as a checkerboard pattern, a cross, a chain, a ball in a cage, and two balls in a helix.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 4 June 2025

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“Terrarium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrarium. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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