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insectarium

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.sɛkˈtɛəɹi.əm/
  • General-American: /ˌɪn.sɛkˈtɛɹi.əm/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹiəm

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of live insect zoo, or a museum or exhibit of live insects and similar arthropods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From insect + -arium.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ինսեկտարիում (insektarium) — insectarium
  • Belarusian: інсекта́рый (insjektáryj) — insectarium
  • Catalan: insectari — insectarium
  • Czech: insektárium — insectarium
  • Dutch: insectarium — insectarium
  • French: insectarium — insectarium
  • Galician: insectario — insectarium
  • Georgian: ინსექტარიუმი (insekṭariumi) — insectarium
  • German: Insektarium — insectarium
  • Hungarian: inszektárium — insectarium
  • Italian: insettario — insectarium
  • Japanese: 昆虫館 (konchūkan) — insectarium
  • Korean: 곤충관 (gonchunggwan) — insectarium
  • Macedonian: инсектариум (insektarium) — insectarium
  • Polish: insektarium — insectarium
  • Portuguese: insetário — insectarium
  • Russian: инсекта́рий (insektárij) — insectarium
  • Slovak: insektárium — insectarium
  • Spanish: insectario — insectarium
  • Ukrainian: інсекта́рій (insektárij) — insectarium