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zoo



Pronunciation: (zOO), [key]
—n.,
—pl. zoos.
1. Also called zoological garden. a parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages or large enclosures for public exhibition.
2. Informal.a place, activity, or group marked by chaos or unrestrained behavior.

zoo-




a combining form meaning “living being,” “animal,” used in the formation of compound words: zoometry; zooplankton. Also, esp. before a vowel,zo-.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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  • zoo (Thesaurus)

 

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