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riparium

UK/ɹɪˈpɛəɹi.əm/US/ɹəˈpɛɹi.əm/

riparium noun: a type of vivarium that mimics a shoreline or riverbank, featuring a large water area with minimal land, usually represented by semi-aquatic plants emerging from the water.

Noun

riparium (plural ripariums or riparia)

  1. A type of vivarium that mimics a shoreline or riverbank, featuring a large water area with minimal land, usually represented by semi-aquatic plants emerging from the water.

Forms of riparium

pluralripariums
pluralriparia

Origin of riparium

From rīpa (“river bank”) + -arium

Words that rhyme with riparium

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Questions about riparium

What does riparium mean?
Riparium means a type of vivarium that mimics a shoreline or riverbank, featuring a large water area with minimal land, usually represented by semi-aquatic plants emerging from the water.
What part of speech is riparium?
Riparium is a noun.
How do you pronounce riparium?
Riparium is pronounced /ɹɪˈpɛəɹi.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of riparium?
The plural of riparium is ripariums.

Words near riparium in the dictionary

  1. riparian rights
  2. riparianism
  3. riparianness
  4. riparians
  5. riparious
  6. riparium
  7. ripariums
  8. Ripas
  9. ripasudil
  10. ripazepam
  11. ripcord

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