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zookeeping

zookeeping noun: work in a zoo, feeding and caring for the animals.

Noun

zookeeping (uncountable)

  1. Work in a zoo, feeding and caring for the animals.

Origin of zookeeping

From zoo + keeping.

Questions about zookeeping

What does zookeeping mean?
Zookeeping means work in a zoo, feeding and caring for the animals.
What part of speech is zookeeping?
Zookeeping is a noun.

Words near zookeeping in the dictionary

  1. zook
  2. zooked
  3. zookeep
  4. zookeeper
  5. zookeepers
  6. zookeeping
  7. zookeeps
  8. zookers
  9. zooking
  10. zooks
  11. zool.

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