zoo /zuː/ BrE AmE noun ( plural zoos ) [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: zoological garden ]
a place, usually in a city, where animals of many kinds are kept so that people can go to look at them ⇨ wildlife park
zoo /zuː/ BrE AmE noun ( plural zoos ) [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: zoological garden ]
a place, usually in a city, where animals of many kinds are kept so that people can go to look at them ⇨ wildlife park
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012