Associations to the word «Zoo»

Wiktionary

ZOO, noun. A park where live animals are exhibited.
ZOO, noun. (figuratively) Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.
ZOO BLOT, noun. A Southern blot applied to the DNA of more than one species, so as to compare them.
ZOO BLOTS, noun. Plural of zoo blot
ZOO FORMAT, noun. (radio) A radio programme format with several presenters chatting informally among themselves.

Dictionary definition

ZOO, noun. The facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats