Definition of tuatarium in English:
tuatarium
nounPlural tuatariaˌtuːəˈtɑːrɪəm
NZ An enclosure in which a simulated natural habitat is created for displaying a tuatara, a spiny lizard-like reptile of New Zealand.
a special feature of the museum is the tuatarium
Example sentencesExamples
- To provide proper drainage in the tuatarium, a sewer drain was installed in the centre of the enclosure.
- The museum during that time had started to build a tuatarium with a special curator so that people could see them without disturbing their natural habitat.
- This fascinating tuatarium is one of the only places in the country where you can see live tuatara in a closely simulated native environment.
- I glance at the art, then hurry to the tuatarium.
- The tuatarium was constructed to simulate as closely as possible the natural habitat of the tuatara, a pair of which had been acquired from New Zealand in 1973.
- We had already seen everything else, and we weren't leaving until we got to see the tuatarium.
- There's a tuatarium here and a gallery of contemporary art.
- One of their daughters was married to a man who lived in Invercargill, and they were friends with the man who was the curator of the tuatarium.
- Invercargill is home to the Southland Museum, which houses the tuatarium.
- They had run out of enough money to run a decent tuatarium.
Origin
1990s: from tuatara + -ium.