ter|mi|tar|i|um

ter|mi|tar|i|um
ter|mi|tar|i|um «TUR muh TAIR ee uhm», noun, plural -tar|i|a «-TAIR ee uh».
1. = termitary (def. 1). (Cf.termitary)
2. a cage or vessel for studying termites.
[< New Latin termitarium < termites termites]

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