- a place where living insects are kept, bred, and studied
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in•sec•tar•y
(in′sek ter′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tar•ies.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Insectsa laboratory for the study of live insects, their life histories, effects on plants, reaction to insecticides, etc.
- 1885–90; variant of insectarium; see -ary
in•sec•tar•i•um
(in′sek târ′ē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tar•i•ums, -tar•i•a
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(-târ′ē ə).USA pronunciation
- a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
- Neo-Latin; see insect, -arium
- 1880–85
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insectarium /ˌɪnsɛkˈtɛərɪəm/, insectary /ɪnˈsɛktərɪ/ n ( pl -tariums, -taria /-ˈtɛərɪə/, -taries)
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