Vivarium \Vi*va"ri*um\, n.; pl. E. {Vivariums}, L. {Vivaria}. [L., fr. vivarius belonging to living creatures, fr. vivus alive, living. See {Vivid}.] A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living animals, as a park, a pond, an aquarium, a warren, etc.
vivarium n : an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions [also: {vivaria} (pl)]