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zoo definition

zoo (zo̵̅o̅)

noun

  1. a place where wild animals are kept for public showing
  2. a collection of wild animals
  3. Slang a place, or the people in that place, variously regarded as lacking order, discipline, refinement, etc.

Etymology: < zoo(logical garden)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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