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zoothanasia

zoothanasia noun: the killing of an otherwise healthy animal belonging to a zoo, for management reasons.

Noun

zoothanasia (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) The killing of an otherwise healthy animal belonging to a zoo, for management reasons.

Origin of zoothanasia

Blend of zoo + euthanasia.

Questions about zoothanasia

What does zoothanasia mean?
Zoothanasia means the killing of an otherwise healthy animal belonging to a zoo, for management reasons.
What part of speech is zoothanasia?
Zoothanasia is a noun.

Words near zoothanasia in the dictionary

  1. zooted
  2. zooted up
  3. zooter
  4. zooterkins
  5. zooters
  6. zoothanasia
  7. zoothanize
  8. zoothanized
  9. zoothanizes
  10. zoothanizing
  11. zoothapsis

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