paludarium

Ultimately from Latin palūs, palūdis (“marsh, swamp”) +‎ -arium.

• IPA^(key): /ˌpæl(j)uˈdɛəɹiəm/

paludarium (plural paludaria or paludariums)

1. A tank or vivarium containing both aquatic and terrestrial elements.
   • 1977, Karel Rataj, Gerhard Brunner, Thomas J. Horeman, Aquarium Plants, TFH Publications, page 398:

     This is one of the most valuable plants for paludariums and terrariums.

   • 1987, Robert Allgayer, Jacques Teton, The Complete Book of Aquarium Plants, Ward Lock, unnumbered page:

     The plant then develops another stem which grows will in aquaterrariums and paludariums, where the leaves become a pale-green colour.

   • 2002, Marc Staniszewski, Mantellas, page 79:

     Sizes of commercially available paludaria range from 25 gallon up to 500-gallon models.

   • 2017, Zeehan Jaafar, Fishes Out of Water: Biology and Ecology of Mudskippers:

     Choose an appropriate substrate for the paludarium. Fine sand, mud, or a mix of both is recommended.

• Paludariums are often mistaken for ripariums. The key difference is that ripariums have a larger aquatic area with minimal land, while paludariums have a more balanced land-to-water ratio or even a greater land area.

• vivarium

• aquarium
• terrarium

Probably borrowed from German Paludarium. Equivalent to Latin palūs, palūdis (“marsh, swamp”) +‎ -arium.

• IPA^(key): /ˌpaː.lyˈdaː.ri.ʏm/

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• Hyphenation: pa‧lu‧da‧ri‧um
• Rhymes: -aːriʏm

paludarium n (plural paludaria, diminutive paludariumpje n)

1. paludarium [from early or mid 20th c.]

• IPA^(key): /pa.ly.da.ʁjɔm/

paludarium m (plural paludariums)

1. paludarium

• IPA^(key): /pɑːlɵˈdɑːrɪˌɵm/

paludarium n

1. paludarium