Meanings
nounvivarium (plural vivariums or vivaria)
plural vivariums · plural vivaria
- A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living animals.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Italic*gʷīwos
- Latinvīvus
- Latinvīvārium
- Englishvivarium
Borrowed from Latin vīvārium.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian вива́риум
- вива́риум (vivárium)artificial environment for animals
Chinese Mandarin 生态箱
- 生态箱artificial environment for animals
Dutch vivarium
- vivariumartificial environment for animals
Finnish vivaario
- vivaarioartificial environment for animals
French vivarium
- vivariumartificial environment for animals
German Vivarium
- Vivariumartificial environment for animals
Polish wiwarium
- wiwariumartificial environment for animals
Portuguese viveiro
- viveiroartificial environment for animals
Russian вива́рий
- вива́рий (vivárij)artificial environment for animals
Spanish vivario
- vivarioartificial environment for animals
Welsh milodfa
- milodfaartificial environment for animals
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with vivarium
herbariumfusariumimaginariumsamariumcolumbariumseaquariumoceanariumarmamentariumacarinariumallylsamariumantiquariumaquaterrariumargentarium-ariumascidiariumaviculariumbalsamariumbullariumbunariumcaldariumcalendariumcalidariumcalvariumcanarium
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
vivarium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vivarium
MLA
“vivarium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vivarium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vivarium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vivarium.
Source: vivarium on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.