Vivarium
Creature observation container
A vivarium is an enclosure for keeping and observing living animals or plants, typically replicating their natural habitat.
The term covers various specialized containers: terrariums for land animals, aquariums for aquatic life, and insectariums for insects.
She built a vivarium for her pet gecko, complete with heat lamps and live plants.
Glass-walled growing enclosure
- aquariumTank for keeping fish
- tankLarge storage vessel
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- cageBarred confinement structure
container · enclosure · glass · mesh · lid · substrate · drainage · ventilation
Tailless leaping amphibian
- salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian
- newtSmall aquatic salamander
- dart frogToxic rainforest amphibian
- tree frogClimbing amphibian of canopies
axolotl · tadpole · moisture · tropical · poison · terrarium · bromeliads · water feature
Facility for scientific investigation
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- controlled environmentSpace with managed variables
study · breeding · conservation · captive · zoology · botany · experiment · educational
Photosynthesizing rooted organisms
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- isopodsEqual-footed crustacean order
- springtailsTiny jumping soil creatures
microfauna · decomposers · cycling · bacteria · soil · leaf litter · biodiversity · balance
terrarium
Glass-walled growing enclosure
cage · container · enclosure · glass · mesh · lid · substrate · drainage · ventilation · humidity
frog
Tailless leaping amphibian
- salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian
- newtSmall aquatic salamander
- dart frogToxic rainforest amphibian
tree frog · axolotl · tadpole · moisture · tropical · poison · terrarium · bromeliads · water feature · misting
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
controlled environment · study · breeding · conservation · captive · zoology · botany · experiment · educational · museum
plants
Photosynthesizing rooted organisms
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- isopodsEqual-footed crustacean order
springtails · microfauna · decomposers · cycling · bacteria · soil · leaf litter · biodiversity · balance · self-sustaining
gecko
Climbing lizard with toe pads
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- lizardFour-legged scaled reptile
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
iguana · tortoise · turtle · python · boa · skink · bearded dragon · crested · ball python · corn snake
- medieval educationliberal arts, trivium, scriptorium, copying, religious instruction
- Philosophy Journals
Vivariumthe wild
Untamed natural areas
natural habitat · wilderness · open range · native ecosystem · open country
vive, vivid, vividly, vividness, vivify, vivification, revive, revival, revivify