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terrarium

noun

Definition of 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 Being green Milpitas Library patrons can learn how to compost and create terrariums on July 18. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 July 2026 Sign up for one of its DIY Craft Studio sessions to create your own custom terrarium, plushie, bracelet, or hat. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026 The transformations are meant to render the pavilion into a building-sized Wardian case, a Victorian-era terrarium used to transport foreign plants across the British Empire. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026 At the end of an illuminated hallway, mirrored automatic doors open onto the dining room, a warren of reflective surfaces, terrariums, and—true to the Korean steakhouse concept—sizzling meat. — Margaret Borden, Architectural Digest, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for terrarium

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The aquarium said there was no way to know about the chronic conditions before the whales were rescued from the shuttered Marineland theme park in Canada.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
While the aquarium has worked to keep the eggs in their ideal temperature zone, no one is sure what role those first weeks on the sand in Orange County will play, Adams said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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