Ranarium (noun)
ran-er-ee-um
A place for keeping and breeding frogs.
Early 19th century; earliest use found in John Loudon (1783–1843), landscape gardener and horticultural writer. From classical Latin rāna frog + -arium, after herbarium, vivarium, etc.
Example sentences
“He runs a ranarium on the edge of the village.”
Favonian (adj) fav-oh-nee-un Of or relating to the west wind./ Mild or favorable; propitious. 1650–60; Latin Favōniānus. See Favonius, -an. foehn (more…)
