zoo
IPA: zˈu
noun
- A park where live animals are exhibited.
- (informal, figuratively) Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.
- (informal, figuratively) A large and varied collection of something.
- (US, military, slang) The jungle.
- (slang) A zoophile.
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Examples of "zoo" in Sentences
- I saw a ringtail at the zoo.
- The elephants are in the zoo.
- Children love to go to the zoo.
- I'm going to the zoo this week.
- There are fifty bears in the zoo.
- He was the eldest trainer in the zoo.
- Admission to the zoo and the insectarium is free.
- All the animals in the petting zoo are domesticated.
- Animals are often maltreated in zoos, farms or domestic captivity.
- He had received the cadaver from the Hanover Zoo, where the animal had died.
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