plural zoos
1
: a facility with usually indoor and outdoor settings where living, typically wild animals are kept especially for public exhibition
called also zoological garden, zoological park
2
: a place, situation, or group marked by crowding, confusion, or unrestrained behavior
The convention was a zoo.
variants
or before a vowel zo-
1
: animal : animal kingdom or kind
zooid
zoology
2
: motile
zoospore
Examples of zoo in a Sentence
Noun
The sixth grade classroom was a zoo after recess.
The supermarket was a real zoo on the night before the storm.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
While the amusement rides are mostly closed in winter, the zoo remains a fantastic place to visit, with the inhabitants of its vast Nordic wilderness park, including wolves, lynxes, and wolverines, thriving in the colder months.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The babies spent their first month of life in their nest without budging, while their mother nurses them once every 48 hours, the zoo said.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
The zoo is home to 23 of the marsupials — the largest population outside of Australia.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Finally, the zoo gifted Hook and Nivola with their very own set of matching Moo Deng pajamas, which the actors proudly wore over their clothing.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
While the amusement rides are mostly closed in winter, the zoo remains a fantastic place to visit, with the inhabitants of its vast Nordic wilderness park, including wolves, lynxes, and wolverines, thriving in the colder months.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The babies spent their first month of life in their nest without budging, while their mother nurses them once every 48 hours, the zoo said.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
The zoo is home to 23 of the marsupials — the largest population outside of Australia.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for zoo
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“Zoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoo. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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zoo
noun
plural zoos
: a garden or park where living usually wild animals are kept for showing to the public
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