zoo

A1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /zuː/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #4272

Meanings

1

noun
A place where wild animals are kept so that people can see them.

The children like to visit the zoo, especially the monkey cage.
2

noun
A place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.

The shopping centre was a zoo the week before Christmas.

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1 noun · a place where wild animals... menagerie

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Forms zoos

Derived forms minizoozoothanasiazoothanize

Related forms zoo-zooeyzooishzoolikezoologist zoology

Etymology

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

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Space, Position & Direction

# zoo

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** zuː
**Frequency rank:** 4272

## Meanings
1. A place where wild animals are kept so that people can see them.
2. A place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.

## Examples
- The children like to visit the zoo, especially the monkey cage.
- The shopping centre was a zoo the week before Christmas.

## Derived Forms
- minizoo
- zoothanasia
- zoothanize

## Related Forms
- zoo-
- zooey
- zooish
- zoolike
- zoologist
- zoology

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

## AI Etymology
Zoo: Clipping of zoological garden or zoological park, now the usual form. See zoology. Sense 5 is a clipping of zoophile or zoophilia. In present-day use, it can mean a place where wild animals are kept so that people can see them, or a place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic. Derived formations include minizoo, zoothanasia, zoothanize. Related words include zoo-, zooey, zooish, zoolike, zoologist.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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