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Noun: menagerie  mu'na-ju-ree
  1. The facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
    "Families enjoyed watching the elephants at the menagerie";
    - zoo, zoological garden
     
  2. A collection of live animals for study or display
    "The private zoo housed an impressive menagerie of exotic species"

Derived forms: menageries

Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection, facility, installation

Encyclopedia: Menagerie