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zoo.

A park where live animals are exhibited.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/zuː//zʉw/British, Southern, Standard

  1. A park where live animals are exhibited.

    countable
    The London Zoo was built in 1828.

  2. Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.

    countable · figuratively · informal
    The shopping center was a zoo the week before Christmas.

  3. A large and varied collection of something.

    countable · figuratively · informal

  4. The jungle.

    US · countable · slang

  5. Clipping of zoophile.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · countable · informal

  6. Clipping of zoophile. Pornographic material depicting actual animals or bestiality.

    broadly · informal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Clipping of zoological garden or zoological park, now the usual form. See zoology. * Sense 5 is a clipping of zoophile or zoophilia.

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