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ZOO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does zoo mean?
• ZOO (noun)
The noun ZOO has 1 sense:
1. the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
Familiarity information: ZOO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
menagerie; zoo; zoological garden
Hypernyms ("zoo" is a kind of...):
facility; installation (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry)
Context examples
Adults should make sure children who visit farms or petting zoos wash up as well.
(Animal Diseases and Your Health, NIH)
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