menagerie

[ muh-naj-uh-ree, -nazh- ]
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noun
  1. a collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition.

  2. a place where they are kept or exhibited.

  1. an unusual and varied group of people.

Origin of menagerie

1
1705–15; <French: literally, housekeeping. See ménage, -ery

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menagerie

/ (mɪˈnædʒərɪ) /


noun
  1. a collection of wild animals kept for exhibition

  2. the place where such animals are housed

Origin of menagerie

1
C18: from French: household management, which formerly included care of domestic animals. See ménage

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