A building or enclosure in which reptiles are kept.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Magazine. Either from Reptilia + -ary, or from post-classical Latin reptilisreptile + -ary, or from reptile + -iary.
Definition of reptiliary in US English:
reptiliary
nounrɛpˈtɪlɪəri
A building or enclosure in which reptiles are kept.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Magazine. Either from Reptilia + -ary, or from post-classical Latin reptilis reptile + -ary, or from reptile + -iary.