menagerie
noun/məˈnædʒəri/
Frequency rank: #15,033 most common English word
Meaning
a collection of wild or unusual animals kept in captivity, often for exhibition.
Example sentence
The traveling circus brought menagerie of exotic animals that amazed everyone in the small town.
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