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menagerie definition

me·nag·erie (mə naj′ər ē, -naz̸h′-)

noun

  1. a collection of wild or strange animals kept in cages or enclosures for exhibition
  2. a place where such animals are kept

Etymology: Fr ménagerie < ménage: see ménage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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