Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A collection of live frogs; a place where frogs are kept alive, to study their transformations, for vivisection in physiological experiments, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a place where
frogs arebred
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Examples
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The tiny ones are hard to spot so the ranarium puts little markers near leaves where one is resting to help you find them.
Man and Woman vs WILD Belizean' A New Trail 2009
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The tiny ones are hard to spot so the ranarium puts little markers near leaves where one is resting to help you find them.
Archive 2009-01-01 Belizean' A New Trail 2009
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The frogs in the ranarium are only fed one half of the diet so they don’t develop the venom – interesting, no true?
Man and Woman vs WILD Belizean' A New Trail 2009
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The frogs in the ranarium are only fed one half of the diet so they don’t develop the venom – interesting, no true?
Archive 2009-01-01 Belizean' A New Trail 2009
whichbe commented on the word ranarium
A place for rearing frogs.
May 16, 2008
yarb commented on the word ranarium
I prefer froggery, which has the advantage of sounding ever so slightly lubricious.
May 16, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word ranarium
Home sweet home.
May 4, 2009