Word of the Day – Ranarium

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.”