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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024zoo /zu/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. zoos. - Also called ˌzo•oˈlog•i•cal ˈgar•den. a parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages or large, closed-off areas so that the public can view them.
- Informal Termsa place, activity, or group marked by chaos or uncontrolled behavior:Her classroom had become a zoo.
See -zoo-.-zoo-, root. - -zoo- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "animal;
living being.'' This meaning is found in such words as: zoo, zoology .
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024zoo (zo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., pl. zoos. - Also called zoological garden. a parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages or large enclosures for public exhibition.
- Informal Termsa place, activity, or group marked by chaos or unrestrained behavior.
- first two syllables of zoological garden taken as one syllable 1840–50
- a combining form meaning "living being,'' "animal,'' used in the formation of compound words:zoometry; zooplankton.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] zo-. - combining form representing Greek zôion animal
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: zoo /zuː/ n ( pl zoos)- a place where live animals are kept, studied, bred, and exhibited to the public
Formal term: zoological garden
Etymology: 19th Century: shortened from zoological gardens (originally applied to those in London) |