zoological-gardenhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoological-garden_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezoological garden, n.
Revised 2017

zoological gardennoun

  1. 1827–
    Frequently with second element in plural. A park or similar place in which wild animals are kept in enclosures for study, conservation, or display to the public; = zoo n. 1a.
    Originally with reference to that of the Zoological Society of London, situated in Regent's Park, in which the society's collection of animals was housed (cf. quots 1827, 1828 at zoological adj. A.3a).
    1. 1827
      The demon assumes the part of the monkey in the Zoological Gardens.
      Examiner 30 December 821/2
    2. 1829
      A guide to the Zoological Gardens and museum.
      T. Allen (title)
    3. 1855
      The first annual exhibition of the Hull and East-Riding Poultry Society, took place on Wednesday, June 27th, at the Zoological Gardens, Hull.
      Poultry Chronicle vol. 3 416
    4. 1880
      Recent arrivals at Zoölogical Garden, of Philadelphia.
      American Naturalist vol. 14 148
    5. 1930
      Practically every zoological garden exhibits the aoudad, or Barbary sheep.
      W. M. Mann, Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xv. 198
    6. 1961
      A zoological garden may be full of noise, uproar, and general rampageousness.
      Times 26 April 15/4
    7. 2003
      Mynas..in the old days, when less attention was paid to breeding in zoological gardens..were often kept in mixed collections.
      Bird Keeper June 38/2

Originally published as part of the entry for zoological, adj. & n.

zoological garden, n. was revised in June 2017.

zoological garden, n. was last modified in July 2023.