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insectarium

French, noun/ɛ̃.sɛk.ta.ʁjɔm/

insectarium is a French masculine noun meaning “insectarium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espace confiné qui permet d’étudier le mode de vie des insectes”.

What does insectarium mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineinsectarium

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Espace confiné qui permet d’étudier le mode de vie des insectes. 2. Collection muséale d’insectes morts dont l’étude est fondamentale en systématique. 3. Établissement de présentation et d'élevage d'insectes vivants, ouvert au public.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of insectarium

  • insectariums plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce insectarium?

  • /ɛ̃.sɛk.ta.ʁjɔm/
  • \ɛ̃.sɛk.ta.ʁjɔm\
  • [ɛ̃.sɛk.ta.ʁjɔm]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to insectarium

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is insectarium in French?

insectarium appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).