Zoo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /zuː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Zoo is a noun meaning (countable) A park where live animals are exhibited.
Meaning
(countable) A park where live animals are exhibited.
More Meanings
- (countable, informal, figuratively) Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.
- (countable, informal, figuratively) A large and varied collection of something.
- (countable, US, military, slang) The jungle.
- (countable, informal) Clipping of zoophile.
Example Sentences
The London Zoo was built in 1828.
The shopping center was a zoo the week before Christmas.
Zoophiles, or 'zoos,' are sexually and emotionally attracted to animals, as in a sexual orientation.
From this point on, an entire zoo of possibilities arose: strange stars, different families of neutron stars, hybrid stars, etc.
Word Forms
- zoos
Synonyms for zoo
Depending on context, synonyms include menagerie.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include menagerie, garden, zoological, zoology, park, phytoplankton.
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