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paludarium

/ˌpæl(j)uˈdɛəɹiəm/

paludarium noun: a tank or vivarium containing both aquatic and terrestrial elements.

paludarium: a tank or vivarium containing both aquatic and terrestrial elements
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Noun

paludarium (plural paludaria or paludariums)

  1. A tank or vivarium containing both aquatic and terrestrial elements.
    • This is one of the most valuable plants for paludariums and terrariums.1977, Karel Rataj, Gerhard Brunner, Thomas J. Horeman, Aquarium Plants, TFH Publications, page 398
    • The plant then develops another stem which grows will in aquaterrariums and paludariums, where the leaves become a pale-green colour.1987, Robert Allgayer, Jacques Teton, The Complete Book of Aquarium Plants, Ward Lock, unnumbered page

Forms of paludarium

pluralpaludaria
pluralpaludariums

Origin of paludarium

Ultimately from Latin palūs, palūdis (“marsh, swamp”) + -arium.

Questions about paludarium

What does paludarium mean?
Paludarium means a tank or vivarium containing both aquatic and terrestrial elements.
What part of speech is paludarium?
Paludarium is a noun.
How do you pronounce paludarium?
Paludarium is pronounced /ˌpæl(j)uˈdɛəɹiəm/.
What is the plural of paludarium?
The plural of paludarium is paludaria.

Words near paludarium in the dictionary

  1. paludament
  2. paludamenta
  3. paludaments
  4. paludamentum
  5. paludaria
  6. paludarium
  7. paludariums
  8. palude
  9. paludes
  10. paludi-
  11. paludial

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