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• She brought home two new buns to join the menagerie!From the entry bun
• Whether the granite menagerie was Arbo’s idea or the sculptor’s vision is not clear.1999, Colson Whitehead, The Intuitionist, Fleet (2017), page 245. From the entry irisless
• In the menagerie of subcontinental art, the horse and elephant are most common.1997, Henry Glassie, Art and Life in Bangladesh, Indiana University Press, published 1997, →ISBN, page 283. From the entry subcontinental
• After a short while a thin small cow was released from the gangway leading to the menagerie.1932, Wyndham Lewis, Snooty Baronet, Haskell House Publishers Ltd., published 1971, page 201. From the entry cowlet
• The poor woggins were also periodically kept alive for a few months in Louis XVI's menagerie at Versailles.2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 81. From the entry woggin
• He's the Jed Clampett of this menagerie."2014, Ron Ebest, The Dave Store Massacre, Chicago Review Press. From the entry Jed Clampett
• THE European bison, wisent or zubr (Bison bonasus) seems to be coming back into circulation again, at least among menagerie keepers.1959-11-19, "Market in European Bison", The New Scientist, page 981. From the entry zubr
• Only the intervention of the entire menagerie force saved him.1937 May, Eddie Allen, “You’re Wrong about Elephants”, in H[enry] H[aven] Windsor, editor, Popular Mechanics Magazine, volume 67, number…. From the entry befriend
• The Herald published a fictitious story of a zoo break, accompanied by pictures of elephants, donkeys, lions and other brothers of the menagerie.1936, Today: An Independent National Weekly, volume 6, →OCLC, page iv. From the entry zoo break
• The menagerie of blazonry has been enlarged by representing nearly all of the animals at times with fish-tails, when they are said to be marined.1924, Clark Barnaby Firestone, The Coasts of Illusion: A Study of Travel Tales, page 67. From the entry marined
• I have had the opportunity, however, of examining an example of the Aard Wolf (Proteles cristatus), an animal that is now seldom seen in menageries.1916 February 22 (date delivered), P[eter] Chalmers Mitchell, “Further Observations on the Intestinal Tract of Mammals”, in Proceedings of…. From the entry aardwolf
• Luke to wander through the Gimbel menagerie, eight cagesful of animals, from camel to zebra, which had been rented from a game farm in upstate New York.1956 December 13, Phyllis Battelle, “Oh Dear, No Deer: Christmas Not Same in Supersonic Age”, in The Indianapolis News, page 40. From the entry cageful

Meaning of menagerie

1. noun A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.
2. noun The enclosure where they are kept.
3. noun A diverse or miscellaneous group.

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How do you use menagerie in a sentence?

Menagerie is used as a noun. For example: “She brought home two new buns to join the menagerie!”

What is a short sentence with menagerie?

“He's the Jed Clampett of this menagerie."”

What does menagerie mean?

Menagerie means a collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.