menagerie
Meanings
Plural: menageries
Noun
- a collection of live animals for study or display
- the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
- A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.
- The enclosure where they are kept.
- A diverse or miscellaneous group.
- The orchestra of a theatre.
Origin / Etymology
From French ménagerie, derived from ménager (“to keep house”), household. Housekeeping used to include taking care of domestic animals.
Synonyms
zoo, zoological garden
Scrabble Score: 12
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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