Menagerie
noun
A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition.
The circus features a menagerie of exotic animals.
Often appears as...
- private menagerie
- public menagerie
noun
An unusual and varied group of people.
Her friends are quite a menagerie of characters.
Often appears as...
- menagerie of characters
- menagerie of talents
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition.
The circus features a menagerie of exotic animals.
Often appears as...
- private menagerie
- public menagerie
noun
An unusual and varied group of people.
Her friends are quite a menagerie of characters.
Often appears as...
- menagerie of characters
- menagerie of talents
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Captivity Nuance
Focuses on animals kept for exhibition, not free in the wild.
The old mansion had its own menagerie with peacocks roaming the grounds.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Luxury
Historically, a menagerie was a sign of wealth and status for the owner.
Visitors were impressed by the royal menagerie, a symbol of the king's grandeur.
Pro Tip 3/3Rarely Domestic
Menageries often contain exotic or unusual animals, not typical pets.
The billionaire's menagerie included lions and rare birds, but no dogs or cats.
Pro Tip 1/3Captivity Nuance
Focuses on animals kept for exhibition, not free in the wild.
The old mansion had its own menagerie with peacocks roaming the grounds.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Luxury
Historically, a menagerie was a sign of wealth and status for the owner.
Visitors were impressed by the royal menagerie, a symbol of the king's grandeur.
Pro Tip 3/3Rarely Domestic
Menageries often contain exotic or unusual animals, not typical pets.
The billionaire's menagerie included lions and rare birds, but no dogs or cats.
Pro Tip 1/3Captivity Nuance
Focuses on animals kept for exhibition, not free in the wild.
The old mansion had its own menagerie with peacocks roaming the grounds.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Luxury
Historically, a menagerie was a sign of wealth and status for the owner.
Visitors were impressed by the royal menagerie, a symbol of the king's grandeur.
Pro Tip 3/3Rarely Domestic
Menageries often contain exotic or unusual animals, not typical pets.
The billionaire's menagerie included lions and rare birds, but no dogs or cats.
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Paul Sereno: What can...
And, you know, on and on -- a whole menagerie. When you pick up something like this -- and some of you have had the chance to touch it -- this is a piece of history. You're touching something that's 110 million years old. This is a thumb claw. There it was, moments after it was discovered. It is an incredible view of life,
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Every Animal Deserves a...
to have forests ourselves to survive and we need to protect giant tracts of habitat this is a this is one of the remarkable things about about zoos people don't realize is that they are conservation centers now good zoos conservation centers not simple menageries anymore fact this female she
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Why do we have museums?...
Treasure houses of politicians and generals were filled with the spoils of war, and royal menageries displayed exotic animals to the public on special occasions, like gladiator tournaments. As you can see, we have a lion here and a gladiator,
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Rediscovering ourselves...
because the wilderness said so ah I have a menagerie beneath my ribs and under my bony skull and within my red valve heart and I've got something else
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Paul Sereno: What can...
And, you know, on and on -- a whole menagerie. When you pick up something like this -- and some of you have had the chance to touch it -- this is a piece of history. You're touching something that's 110 million years old. This is a thumb claw. There it was, moments after it was discovered. It is an incredible view of life,
Video examples
Every Animal Deserves a...
to have forests ourselves to survive and we need to protect giant tracts of habitat this is a this is one of the remarkable things about about zoos people don't realize is that they are conservation centers now good zoos conservation centers not simple menageries anymore fact this female she
Video examples
Why do we have museums?...
Treasure houses of politicians and generals were filled with the spoils of war, and royal menageries displayed exotic animals to the public on special occasions, like gladiator tournaments. As you can see, we have a lion here and a gladiator,
Video examples
Rediscovering ourselves...
because the wilderness said so ah I have a menagerie beneath my ribs and under my bony skull and within my red valve heart and I've got something else
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Quote examples
Verne Troyer
American Actor
My parents taught me to be optimistic and independent. They made me feel that I could do anything I set my mind to, which has really helped me. They didn't make allowances for me because of my height. I had to do everything my brother and sister had to do, including raising our animal menagerie that included cows and chickens.
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Tana French
Irish Novelist
I read one book where the characters never said anything; instead, they spent all their time grunting and bleating and hissing and cooing and growling and chirping and... It was like a menagerie in there. After a while, I wasn't even taking in the rest of the book, because that was all I could see: the dialogue tags.
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Eric Goode
American Director
But in this case people have hundreds and hundreds of animals, they have a menagerie. You can't possibly love that many animals. So, it's more about the ego and the pride of having all of these things sort of like a car collection or a gun collection.
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Jimmy Reid
Scottish Activist
Profit is the sole criterion used by the establishment to evaluate economic activity. From the rat race to lame ducks. The vocabulary in vogue is a give-away. It's more reminiscent of a human menagerie than human society.
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Anthony Minghella
British Director
The problem with growing up in a cafe was the cafe never closed, my parents worked every day of the year from morning to night. So it was a big menagerie of kids, business and cooking!
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Tom Shales
American Writer
Larry King's show got to be an increasingly lonely outpost of humane civility in a mephitic menagerie of hotheads, saber rattlers, cretins and crackpots.
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Edward Hoagland
American Author
When I was 18 I worked with the Ringling Brothers circus, taking care of menagerie animals. I used to rather deliberately risk my life with the big cats.
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Sam Heughan
Scottish Actor
When I was growing up, we had cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, goats, chickens - a whole menagerie.
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Dan Fogler
American Comedian
In 20 years I want to look back and see a collection of crazy characters that I made - a menagerie.
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K. A. Applegate
American Writer
I grew up with a menagerie of dogs, cats, gerbils - not to mention three younger siblings.
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Verne Troyer
American Actor
My parents taught me to be optimistic and independent. They made me feel that I could do anything I set my mind to, which has really helped me. They didn't make allowances for me because of my height. I had to do everything my brother and sister had to do, including raising our animal menagerie that included cows and chickens.
Quote examples
Tana French
Irish Novelist
I read one book where the characters never said anything; instead, they spent all their time grunting and bleating and hissing and cooing and growling and chirping and... It was like a menagerie in there. After a while, I wasn't even taking in the rest of the book, because that was all I could see: the dialogue tags.
Quote examples
Eric Goode
American Director
But in this case people have hundreds and hundreds of animals, they have a menagerie. You can't possibly love that many animals. So, it's more about the ego and the pride of having all of these things sort of like a car collection or a gun collection.
Quote examples
Jimmy Reid
Scottish Activist
Profit is the sole criterion used by the establishment to evaluate economic activity. From the rat race to lame ducks. The vocabulary in vogue is a give-away. It's more reminiscent of a human menagerie than human society.
Quote examples
Anthony Minghella
British Director
The problem with growing up in a cafe was the cafe never closed, my parents worked every day of the year from morning to night. So it was a big menagerie of kids, business and cooking!
Quote examples
Tom Shales
American Writer
Larry King's show got to be an increasingly lonely outpost of humane civility in a mephitic menagerie of hotheads, saber rattlers, cretins and crackpots.
Quote examples
Edward Hoagland
American Author
When I was 18 I worked with the Ringling Brothers circus, taking care of menagerie animals. I used to rather deliberately risk my life with the big cats.
Quote examples
Sam Heughan
Scottish Actor
When I was growing up, we had cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, goats, chickens - a whole menagerie.
Quote examples
Dan Fogler
American Comedian
In 20 years I want to look back and see a collection of crazy characters that I made - a menagerie.
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K. A. Applegate
American Writer
I grew up with a menagerie of dogs, cats, gerbils - not to mention three younger siblings.
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