zoo

Meaning

1. A park where live animals are exhibited.
2. (informal) Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.
3. (informal) A large and varied collection of something.
4. (slang) The jungle.
5. (slang) Clipping of zoophile.
6. (slang) Pornographic material depicting actual animals or bestiality.

Synonyms

zoological garden

menagerie

zoological gardens

zoological park

vivarium

field trip

terrarium

stable

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zuː/

Etymology

Clipping of zoological garden or zoological park, now the usual form. See zoology. Senses 5 and 6: clipping of zoophile or zoophilia.

Sentences

The show was about Stevie's and Miranda's family working at a zoo in Australia .