me
na
ge
rie
Plural
menageries
1
a facility or enclosure where wild or exotic animals are kept for exhibition
- The royal palace had a private menagerie filled with rare beasts.
- Visitors toured the old menagerie, now converted into a museum.
- The traveling show's menagerie drew crowds from every town.
- The explorer returned with animals for the king's menagerie.
- The ancient menagerie housed creatures never seen before in Europe.
Synonyms:
2
a group of live animals kept together for display, study, or entertainment
- The zoo's new menagerie includes reptiles, birds, and primates.
- The lab studied a menagerie of amphibians from the rainforest.
- A colorful menagerie of parrots filled the aviary.
- The documentary featured a menagerie of desert dwellers.
- The circus maintained a menagerie of lions, elephants, and bears.