menagerie Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a collection of live animals for study or display
  2. noun the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
    zoological garden; zoo.

WordNet

Men*ag"er*ie noun
Etymology
F. ménagerie, fr. ménager to keep house, ménage household. See Menial, Mansion.
Definitions
  1. A piace where animals are kept and trained.
  2. A collection of wild or exotic animals, kept for exhibition.

Webster 1913