Meaning & use
Zoo
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A facility where wild animals are kept, bred, and displayed for public viewing, conservation, and education.
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The children spent the afternoon watching the elephants at the zoo.
The zoo's new conservation program focuses on breeding endangered species.
A note on using this word
Zoo is a shortened form of 'zoological garden,' a term that became common in the nineteenth century.
Words with a similar meaning
menageriezoological park
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Informally, a chaotic, crowded, or disorderly place or situation.
The office was a zoo the week before the product launch.
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