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zoo
1[ zoo ]
noun
- Also called zoological garden. a parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages or large enclosures for public exhibition.
- Informal. a place, activity, or group marked by chaos or unrestrained behavior.
zoo-
2- a combining form meaning “living being,” “animal,” used in the formation of compound words:
zoometry; zooplankton.
zoo-
1combining_form
- indicating animals
zooplankton
zoo
2/ zuː /
noun
- a place where live animals are kept, studied, bred, and exhibited to the public Formal termzoological garden
Word History and Origins
Origin of zoo1
Origin of zoo2
Word History and Origins
Origin of zoo1
Origin of zoo2
Idioms and Phrases
see it's a zoo .Example Sentences
The zoo is now joining with animal welfare charities and other campaigners in calling for tighter restrictions on fireworks.
Parks and zoos have also been shut until 17 November.
As the sun set for the zoo animals and they headed to bed for the night, we could still provide calming sights of animals for people to tune into.
Earlier this year, a Japanese macaque named Honshu escaped from a zoo in Scotland.
He added that the zoo's pygmy hippo house would now be closed for a month due to the first 30 days after birth being "critical" for Haggis' development.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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