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vermiary

vermiary noun: a place where worms are raised.

Noun

vermiary (plural vermiaries)

  1. A place where worms are raised.
    • The interior arrangement of the yard includes a dirt-hole, a vermiary, or worm-trap, and several clumps of vegetation intended to furnish shady retreats for the fowls.1897 April, Paul Devaux, anonymous translator, “Practical Aviculture”, in The Gentleman Farmer, volume 1, number 4, Chicago: Brother Jonathan Publishing Co., translation of original in French, page...
    • A few service the particular needs of other species, including vermiaries that sustain Lekgolo colonies transplanted from their home on Te.2017 September 5, Kenneth Peters, Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 68

Forms of vermiary

pluralvermiaries

Origin of vermiary

From vermi- + aviary.

Questions about vermiary

What does vermiary mean?
Vermiary means a place where worms are raised.
What part of speech is vermiary?
Vermiary is a noun.
What is the plural of vermiary?
The plural of vermiary is vermiaries.

Words near vermiary in the dictionary

  1. vermi-composted
  2. vermi-composting
  3. vermi-composts
  4. vermian
  5. vermiaries
  6. vermiary
  7. vermicast
  8. vermicasts
  9. vermicelli
  10. vermicellis
  11. vermicelloni

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