Zoo Definition

zo͝o
zoos
noun
zoos
A place where wild animals are kept for public showing.
Webster's New World
A place or situation marked by confusion or disorder.
The bus station is a zoo on Fridays.
American Heritage
A collection of wild animals.
Webster's New World
A place, or the people in that place, variously regarded as lacking order, discipline, refinement, etc.
Webster's New World
prefix
Animal; animal kingdom.
Zoography.
American Heritage
Motile.
Zoospore.
American Heritage
affix
Animal, animals.
Zoology.
Webster's New World
Zoology and.
Zoogeography.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Zoo

Noun

Singular:
zoo
Plural:
zoos

Origin of Zoo

  • Greek zōo-, zōio- from zōion living being gwei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Shortened form of zoological garden, and now the usual form. See zoology.

    From Wiktionary

  • Gr zōo- < zōon, zōion, an animal: see bio-

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • Short for zoological garden

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to zoo using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

zoo