zoo-
(word root) living being, animalExamples of words with the root zoo-: zoometry, zoological
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zoo
(zo͞o)n. pl. zoos
1. A park or an institution in which living animals are kept and usually exhibited to the public. Also called zoological garden.
2. Slang A place or situation marked by confusion or disorder: The bus station is a zoo on Fridays.
[Short for zoological garden.]
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zoo
(zuː)n, pl zoos
(Zoology) a place where live animals are kept, studied, bred, and exhibited to the public. Formal term: zoological garden
[C19: shortened from zoological gardens (originally applied to those in London)]
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zoo
(zu)n., pl. zoos.
1. Also called zoological garden. a parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages or large enclosures for public exhibition.
2. a place, activity, or group marked by chaos or unrestrained behavior.
[1840–50; first two syllables of zoological garden taken as one syllable]
zoo′ey, adj. zoo•i•er, zoo•i•est.
zoo-
a combining form meaning “living being,” “animal”: zooplankton. Also, esp. before a vowel,zo-.
[comb. form representing Greek zôion animal]
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Zoo
a collection of animals; strangely acting persons. [From the Zoological Gardens, London.]Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  zoo - the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibitionfacility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" |
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Translations
dieretuin
حَدِيقَةُ الـحَيَوَانحَديقَة الحَيوانات
zoo
zoozoologisk have
zoo
loomaaed
eläintarha
zoološki vrt
állatkert
dÿragarîur
動物園
동물원
zoologijos sodas
zooloģiskais dārzs
zoológicojardim zoológicozôo
zoozoologická záhrada
živalski vrt
djurparkZoo
สวนสัตว์
vườn thú
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zoo
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zoo
(zuː) noun (short for zoological garden) a place where wild animals are kept for the public to see, and for study, breeding etc.
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zoo
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