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zoo
zoo-(word root) living being, animalExamples of words with the root zoo-: zoometry, zoologicalzoo Z0023000 (zo͞o)n. pl. zoos 1. A park or an institution in which living animals are kept and usually exhibited to the public. Also called zoological garden.2. Slang A place or situation marked by confusion or disorder: The bus station is a zoo on Fridays.
[Short for zoological garden.]zoo (zuː) n, pl zoos (Zoology) a place where live animals are kept, studied, bred, and exhibited to the public. Formal term: zoological garden [C19: shortened from zoological gardens (originally applied to those in London)]zoo (zu)
n., pl. zoos. 1. Also called zoological garden. a parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages or large enclosures for public exhibition. 2. a place, activity, or group marked by chaos or unrestrained behavior. [1840–50; first two syllables of zoological garden taken as one syllable] zoo′ey, adj. zoo•i•er, zoo•i•est. zoo- a combining form meaning “living being,” “animal”: zooplankton. Also, esp. before a vowel,zo-. [comb. form representing Greek zôion animal] Zoo a collection of animals; strangely acting persons. [From the Zoological Gardens, London.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  zoo - the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibitionzoological garden, menageriefacility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" |
Translationszoo (zuː) noun (short for zoological garden) a place where wild animals are kept for the public to see, and for study, breeding etc. 動物園 动物园zoo
it's feeding time at the zooA large group of people are eating together in an uncivilized, unorganized, or uncontrolled manner. Every day at 12:30, it's feeding time at the zoo in the cafeteria. I usually just avoid it and eat on my own in the courtyard.See also: feed, time, zoostew zooobsolete slang A house or apartment rented by a group of several female flight attendants (formerly known as stewardesses). A crude reference to the stereotype of such women being known for carefree or wild behavior in their personal lives. My grandmother was actually living in one of these stew zoos when she met my grandfather. She had to share it with four other women because it was the only way they could all afford to live in New York City.See also: stew, zooit's a zooSome place or thing is busy, crowded, and/or chaotic. Primarily heard in US. I'm not going to the store on a Sunday, it's always a zoo then! Oh, it's a real zoo at this birthday party with 30 six-year-olds.See also: zoowhat a zooAn expression used to describe a place or thing is busy, crowded, and/or chaotic. Ugh, the grocery store on a Sunday—what a zoo. A birthday party with 30 six-year-olds? What a zoo.See also: what, zooit's a zooAlso, what a zoo. This is a place or situation of confusion and/or disorder. For example, Mary's got all these house guests with children and pets-it's a zoo, or We're in the midst of moving our office and files are all over the place-what a zoo! [Slang; late 1800s] See also: zooit's a zoo AMERICAN, INFORMALPeople say it's a zoo to mean that a situation is noisy and uncontrolled. Les Baux's views may be gorgeous, but at nearly two million visitors a year, it's a zoo.See also: zoowhazood and waa-zooed (ˈʍɑˈzud and ˈwɑˈzud) mod. alcohol intoxicated. Pete was too waa-zooed to stand up. waa-zooed verbSee whazoodzoo n. a confusing and chaotic place. This place is a zoo on Monday mornings. zooed (zud) mod. drunk. Sam likes to go out and get zooed every weekend. See also: zoostew zooAn apartment house in which many female flight attendants lived. Back in prepolitically correct days, female flight attendants were called “stewardesses” and had the reputation for being attractive and, even better to the male mind, “fun” (Frank Sinatra's hit ballad “Come Fly with Me” became something of an anthem). Stewardesses (or a many self-styled hip males called them “stewardii”) shared apartments, a rentsaving arrangement that appealed to their lifestyle because one or more was usually traveling. Apartment buildings in large cities, especially ones with easy access to airports, that attracted the young women were known as “stew zoos.”See also: stew, zooZoo
zoo a place where live animals are kept, studied, bred, and exhibited to the public ZooA public park or institution in which living animals are kept and exhibited to the public. In cultural history, the buildings provided for keeping wild animals in captivity have often been of elaborate design. Today, the housing of wild animals places the emphasis on the natural habitat of the species, and provides elements to protect the visitors and spectators.What does it mean when you dream about a zoo?“This place is a zoo!” is a common description of chaos and confusion. Dreaming of a zoo may indicate that the dreamer needs to tidy up some situation. Zoo (1)Berkeley Yacczoo (tool, file format)A data compression program and format byRahul Dhesi. Zoo is reported to use the same Lempel Zivalgorithm as LHA. It is available for many platforms andsource is available. .zoo archives are handled by manyother PC archiving programs.
Version 2.10 was released in 1989. Search the web for zoo210to obtain an executable.
Description.ZooA freeware compression program, including source code, used in Unix, DOS and other environments.ZOO
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| ZOO➣Compressed File (File Name Extension) | | ZOO➣Zakon o Obveznim Odnosima (Croation: Law on Obligations) | | ZOO➣Zone of Opportunity (housing cooperative; Montreal, Canada) | | ZOO➣Zoologically Obsessed Octogenarian (Kids Next Door show) | | ZOO➣Zone of Oddities (online game) |
zooenUS
Synonyms for zoonoun the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibitionSynonyms- zoological garden
- menagerie
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