Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Menagerie"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Menagerie \Men*ag"er*ie\, n. [F. m['e]nagerie, fr. m['e]nager to
keep house, m['e]nage household. See {Menial}, {Mansion}.]
1. A piace where animals are kept and trained.
2. A collection of wild or exotic animals, kept for
exhibition.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
menagerie
n 1: a collection of live animals for study or display
2: the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
[syn: {zoo}, {zoological garden}]
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