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zoo

UK/zuː/ US/zʉw/ common informal slang us

noun

1.

the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition

Origin

Clipping of zoological garden or zoological park, now the usual form. See zoology. * Sense 5 is a clipping of zoophile or zoophilia.

Phrases

  • goo to you by way of the zoo
  • human zoo
  • like feeding time at the zoo
  • morning zoo
  • particle zoo
  • petting zoo
  • safari zoo
  • who's who in the zoo

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