n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' naj-r ē , - ' na-j ə - also - ' nazh-r ē , - ' na-zh ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: French ménagerie, from Middle French, management of a household or farm, from menage
Date: 1676
1 a : a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition b : a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition
2 : a varied mixture <a wonderful menagerie of royal hangers-on ― V. S. Pritchett>