English Explanatory Dictionary

zoo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A park where live animals are exhibited.
  2. Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.
  3. A large and varied collection of something.
  4. The jungle.
  5. Clipping of zoophile.
  6. Pornographic material depicting actual animals or bestiality.

Pronunciation

/zuː/ en-us-zoo.ogg

Word forms

zoo zoos

Etymology

Clipping of zoological garden or zoological park, now the usual form. See zoology. Sense 5 is a clipping of zoophile or zoophilia.

Related words

zoo- zooey zooish zoolike zoologist zoology

Derived words

goo to you by way of the zoo human zoo like feeding time at the zoo minizoo morning zoo particle zoo petting zoo safari zoo who's who in the zoo zoo animal zoo blot zoo break zoo format zoo plane zoothanasia zoothanize
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