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menagerie
1. The facility, or enclosure, where wild animals are housed for public exhibition.
2. A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for the curiosity and entertainment of the public, sometimes as part of a traveling show.
3. A diverse, miscellaneous, exotic, or unusual group of people or things.
2. A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for the curiosity and entertainment of the public, sometimes as part of a traveling show.
3. A diverse, miscellaneous, exotic, or unusual group of people or things.
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“menagerie”
1. An odd or exotic collection of creatures, often wild, which are gathered for the purpose of exhibition: Years ago, zoological gardens or zoos consisted of cages displaying a menagerie of animals with little regard for the comfort of the beasts.
2. An unusual group of individuals brought together in one place, often for a social activity: Sally Flowers, the reigning queen of the "fast set", always had a menagerie of artists, radical students, and musicians gathered in her salons.
2. An unusual group of individuals brought together in one place, often for a social activity: Sally Flowers, the reigning queen of the "fast set", always had a menagerie of artists, radical students, and musicians gathered in her salons.
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