zoo
Also called zoological garden. a parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages or large enclosures for public exhibition.
Informal. a place, activity, or group marked by chaos or unrestrained behavior.
Origin of zoo
1Other definitions for zoo- (2 of 2)
a combining form meaning “living being,” “animal,” used in the formation of compound words: zoometry; zooplankton.
Origin of zoo-
2- Also especially before a vowel, zo-.
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British Dictionary definitions for zoo (1 of 2)
/ (zuː) /
a place where live animals are kept, studied, bred, and exhibited to the public: Formal term: zoological garden
Origin of zoo
1British Dictionary definitions for zoo- (2 of 2)
indicating animals: zooplankton
Origin of zoo-
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with zoo
see it's a zoo.
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