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menagerie

me·na·ge·rie

UK/məˈnæd͡ʒəɹɪ/ US/mɪˈnæʒəɹɪ/ rare obsolete slang

noun

1.

a collection of live animals for study or display

2.

the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition

Origin

From French ménagerie, derived from ménager (“to keep house”), household. Housekeeping used to include taking care of domestic animals.

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