Meanings
nounglirarium (plural gliraria)
plural gliraria
- historicalA terracotta pot used in Roman times to breed dormice for consumption as food.
Origin
- Latinglirarium
- Englishglirarium
Borrowed from Latin glirarium.
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Rhymes with glirarium
herbariumfusariumimaginariumvivariumsamariumcolumbariumseaquariumoceanariumarmamentariumacarinariumallylsamariumantiquariumaquaterrariumargentarium-ariumascidiariumaviculariumbalsamariumbullariumbunariumcaldariumcalendariumcalidariumcalvarium
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
glirarium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glirarium
MLA
“glirarium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glirarium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glirarium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glirarium.
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