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menagerie [mɪˈnædʒərɪ] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a collection of wild animals kept for exhibition 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the place where such animals are housed [from French: household management, which formerly included care of domestic animals. See ménage] Menagerie a collection of wild or foreign animals; an aviary, 1712. Examples: menageries of live peers in Parliament, 1850; of pheasants, 1830.
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Translations menagerie n → Menagerie f n menagerie [miˈnӕdʒəri] (a place for keeping) a collection of wild animals. dieretuin مَجْموعَة حيوانات نادِرَه менажерия zvěřinec menageri die Menagerie θηριοτροφείο casa de fieras loomaaed نمایشگاه جانوران villieläintarha ménagerie בֵּיבָר जानवरों का समूह zvjerinjak állatsereglet pengumpulan binatang dÿragarður serraglio 見せ物動物園 (특히 구경거리인) 야수(동물)들 žvėrynas zvērnīca kumpulan binatang kurungan menagerie menasjeri menażeria zoo menajerie зверинец zverinec zverinjak menažerija menageri สวนสัตว์ป่า vahşi hayvanlar koleksiyonu; hayvanat bahçesi 動物園 звіринець چڑیاگھر bầy thú của gánh xiếc 动物园 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A WISE and illustrious Writer of Fables was visiting a travelling menagerie with a view to collecting literary materials. Like a lion in a menagerie, it is a survival of the extinct chaos entrapped and exhibited amid the smug parks and well-rolled downs of England. "The Woozy has proved himself a good Woozy and a faithful friend," the Wizard went on, "so we will send him to the Royal Menagerie, where he will have good care and plenty to eat all his life. |
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