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glirarium

glirarium noun: a terracotta pot used in Roman times to breed dormice for consumption as food.

Noun

glirarium (plural gliraria)

  1. (historical) A terracotta pot used in Roman times to breed dormice for consumption as food.

Forms of glirarium

pluralgliraria

Origin of glirarium

Borrowed from Latin glirarium.

Words that rhyme with glirarium

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Questions about glirarium

What does glirarium mean?
Glirarium means a terracotta pot used in Roman times to breed dormice for consumption as food.
What part of speech is glirarium?
Glirarium is a noun.
What is the plural of glirarium?
The plural of glirarium is gliraria.

Words near glirarium in the dictionary

  1. gliptins
  2. gliquidone
  3. gliran
  4. glirans
  5. gliraria
  6. glirarium
  7. glirid
  8. glirids
  9. gliriform
  10. glirine
  11. gliroid

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