Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paludarium

/ˌpæl(j)uˈdɛəɹiəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: palu-dar-i-um
IPA: /ˌpæl(j)uˈdɛəɹiəm/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tank or vivarium containing both aquatic and terrestrial elements.

Example Sentences

"This is one of the most valuable plants for paludariums and terrariums."
"The plant then develops another stem which grows will in aquaterrariums and paludariums, where the leaves become a pale-green colour."
"Sizes of commercially available paludaria range from 25 gallon up to 500-gallon models."
"Choose an appropriate substrate for the paludarium. Fine sand, mud, or a mix of both is recommended."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: palūs
Suffix: arium

Inflected Forms

paludaria (plural) paludariums (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

aquarium terrarium

Questions

How do you pronounce paludarium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæl(j)uˈdɛəɹiəm/.
What does paludarium mean?: A tank or vivarium containing both aquatic and terrestrial elements.
Where does paludarium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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