vīvārĭus, a, um, adj. [vivus], of or belonging to living creatures.
I Adj. : naves, fish-boats , i. e. in which live fish are conveyed , Macr. S. 2, 12 med. —More freq.,
II Subst.: vīvārĭum , ii, n., an enclosure in which game , fish , etc., are kept alive; a park , warren , preserve , fish-pond , Plin. 8, 52, 78, § 211; 8, 32, 50, § 115; Sen. Clem. 1, 18, 2; Plin. 9, 54, 79, § 168; 9, 55, 81, § 171; Juv. 4, 51; 3, 308.—Transf.: excipiant senes, quos in vivaria mittant, i. e. whom they keep under their control in order to get made their heirs , Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 79.