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menagerie

me·nag·er·ie [ mə nájjəree ] (plural me·nag·er·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. wild animal exhibit: a collection of wild animals kept in captivity for the curiosity and entertainment of the public, sometimes as part of a traveling show

2. wild animal enclosure: an enclosure in which wild animals are kept for public exhibition

3. diverse or exotic group: a diverse, exotic, or unusual group of people or things

[Late 17th century. < French< ménage (see ménage)]
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