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- [zoo]
- /zu/
- /zuː/
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- [zoo]
- /zu/
Definitions of zoo word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of ZOO Berkeley Yacc 3
- noun plural zoo Also called zoological garden. a parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages or large enclosures for public exhibition. 1
- noun plural zoo Informal. a place, activity, or group marked by chaos or unrestrained behavior. 1
- noun zoo An establishment that maintains a collection of wild animals, typically in a park or gardens, for study, conservation, or display to the public. 1
- noun zoo with animals 1
- noun zoo crazy place 1
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Origin of zoo
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; first two syllables of zoological garden taken as one syllable
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Zoo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
zoo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for zoo
noun zoo
- menagerie — a collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition.
- safari park — a parklike zoo in which wild animals are allowed to roam free in an environment designed to resemble their natural habitat and are observed by visitors riding through the park in cars or buses; animal park.
- zoological garden — zoo (def 1).
- crowded — If a place is crowded, it is full of people.
- wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
Top questions with zoo
- what time does the zoo close?