menagerie

noun

me·nag·er·ie | \mə-ˈnaj-rē,

-ˈna-jə- also -ˈnazh-rē, -ˈna-zhə-\

Definition of menagerie

1a : 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 menagerie of comedians — TV Guide A menagerie of grotesque statues stood in the garden.

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a menagerie of rare creatures the living room is eclectically furnished with a menagerie of garage-sale finds

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After a stop at McDonald’s, the pair took the meerkitten home, adding it to a menagerie of four dogs and a cat. — Trevor Marshallsea, The Seattle Times, "Missing zoo meerkat case solved with 3 charged in Australia," 14 Nov. 2018 In a 2016 interview, Quincy Jones, who produced the album, said that Jackson’s menagerie — which also included chimpanzees — was ubiquitous in the studio. — Aja Romano, Vox, "Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is the eternal Halloween bop — and so much more," 31 Oct. 2018 Kate started packing belongings into a motorhome and securing the family's menagerie, which includes birds, dogs and a llama. — Fox News, "80 tortoises among refugees from Northern California fire," 3 Aug. 2018 The tomb, which was originally discovered in 2004, also held pits containing a menagerie of animals, including the bones of a leopard, lynx, Asiatic black bear, crane, domestic mammals and birds — and a gibbon. — Amina Khan, latimes.com, "Extinct species of gibbon discovered in an unlikely place — the tomb of a Chinese noblewoman," 22 June 2018 That means a big road trip, with Laura, Jack and Henry accompanied by a growing menagerie of dogs. — Randy Cordova, azcentral, "Christopher Plummer, Vera Farmiga help 'Boundaries' stay on track," 28 June 2018 Morbid menageries are a hallmark of high-status burials from this period, but primatologist Samuel Turvey of the Zoological Society of London says archaeologists have never before seen a gibbon interred this way. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Extinct gibbon in ancient Chinese tomb hints at other lost primate species," 22 June 2018 To see our full menagerie, from a robot bat to a four-legged robot that mimics evolution itself, check out the video above. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "How Roboticists Are Copying Nature to Make Fantastical Machines," 28 June 2018 Greer says as she and her menagerie walk toward her husband. — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, "On the far Sonoma coast, distinctive Cabernet comes from an unlikely vineyard," 20 Apr. 2018

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