Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun With the definite article, the Zoölogical Gardens in London: also used of any similar collection of animals.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • A combining form from Gr. zwo^,n an animal, as in zoögenic, zoölogy, etc.

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  • prefix zo- + -o-

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition

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Examples

  • In addition, a "zoo- mobile" would bring educational programs to their communities, and the zoo would pay for field trips for their schools.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

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