noun, plural ter·rar·i·ums, ter·rar·i·a [tuh–rair-ee-uh] /təˈrɛər i ə/.
- a vivarium for land animals (distinguished from aquarium).
- a glass container, chiefly or wholly enclosed, for growing and displaying plants.
noun plural -rariums or -raria (-ˈrɛərɪə)
- an enclosure for keeping small land animals
- a glass container, often a globe, in which plants are grown
n.1890, from Modern Latin, formed from Latin terra “land” (see terrain) + -arium, abstracted from aquarium.