Menagerie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /məˈnæd͡ʒəɹɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Menagerie is a noun meaning A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.
Meaning
A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.
More Meanings
- The enclosure where they are kept.
- A diverse or miscellaneous group.
- (obsolete, slang) The orchestra of a theatre.
Example Sentences
In Sacramento a crazed woman opened the cages of a circus menagerie for fear the animals might starve to death, and had been mauled by a lioness.
[Brigitte] Bardot, the stunning, desirable beauty who once stood for sexual freedom for women, spent the latter part of her life at her home near Saint Tropez with her husband and a menagerie of pets.
Word Forms
- menageries
Synonyms for menagerie
Depending on context, synonyms include zoo, assortment, hodgepodge, melange.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include zoo, menagry, zooarium, megazoo, zoopark, insectarium.
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