Zoo Definition
zo͝o
zoos
noun
zoos
A place where wild animals are kept for public showing.
Webster's New World
A place or situation marked by confusion or disorder.
The bus station is a zoo on Fridays.
American Heritage
A collection of wild animals.
Webster's New World
A place, or the people in that place, variously regarded as lacking order, discipline, refinement, etc.
Webster's New World
prefix
Animal; animal kingdom.
Zoography.
American Heritage
Motile.
Zoospore.
American Heritage
affix
Animal, animals.
Zoology.
Webster's New World
Zoology and.
Zoogeography.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Zoo
Noun
Singular:
zooPlural:
zoosOrigin of Zoo
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Greek zōo-, zōio- from zōion living being gwei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Shortened form of zoological garden, and now the usual form. See zoology.
From Wiktionary
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Gr zōo- < zōon, zōion, an animal: see bio-
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
Short for zoological garden
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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