menagerie
IPA: mʌnˈædʒɝi
noun
- A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.
- The enclosure where they are kept.
- A diverse or miscellaneous group.
- (obsolete, slang) The orchestra of a theatre.
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Examples of "menagerie" in Sentences
- It was also the home of the papal menagerie.
- Some of the eccentric menagerie refuse to talk.
- This is a fantastical menagerie of wild animals.
- He has collected a menagerie of abandoned animals.
- A comical and sometimes rude bird in the menagerie.
- It was also at one point the home of the papal menagerie.
- Shortly after, the court was home to the papal menagerie.
- He managed to poison Menagerie and disabled the others as well.
- Spotted hyenas were occasionally present in the menageries of the Pharaohs.
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