menageries
Exotic beast exhibits
Menageries is the plural of menagerie, a collection of wild or exotic animals kept for exhibition.
Historically, menageries were private collections maintained by royalty or the wealthy, predecessors to modern zoos.
The word extends figuratively to any diverse or chaotic assemblage: The office was a menagerie of eccentric personalities.
The traveling circus brought its menagerie to town.
Public animal collections
- exotic animalsNon-domesticated foreign species
- aviariesEnclosures for keeping birds
- aquariumsGlass containers for fish
- enclosuresBounded spaces or containers
specimens · cages · exhibits · habitats · vivarium · terrarium · wildlife parks · sanctuaries
Of hereditary nobility
- estate groundsLand belonging to mansion
- palace gardensCultivated land surrounding monarchy's residence
- traveling showsMobile entertainment productions
- VictorianOf a prim era
colonial · imperial · nobility · prestige · wealth · status symbols · empire · exploration
Diverse, disorganized group
- assortmentMixed collection of things
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
- eclectic mixVaried combination from sources
- varietyState of being diverse
mishmash · ragtag · ensemble · cast · gathering · assemblage · oddities · circus
zoos
Public animal collections
- exotic animalsNon-domesticated foreign species
- aviariesEnclosures for keeping birds
- aquariumsGlass containers for fish
enclosures · specimens · cages · exhibits · habitats · vivarium · terrarium · wildlife parks · sanctuaries · reserves
aristocratic
Of hereditary nobility
- estate groundsLand belonging to mansion
- palace gardensCultivated land surrounding monarchy's residence
- traveling showsMobile entertainment productions
Victorian · colonial · imperial · nobility · prestige · wealth · status symbols · empire · exploration · conquest
motley crew
Diverse, disorganized group
- assortmentMixed collection of things
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
- eclectic mixVaried combination from sources
variety · mishmash · ragtag · ensemble · cast · gathering · assemblage · oddities · circus · chaos
- natural historynatural history, natural history museum, naturalist, naturalists, natural philosophers
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- Biology HistoryDarwin, Mendel, evolution, natural selection, cell theory
- ancient scienceAristotle, Plato, Ptolemy, Galen, Pythagoras
menageriesnatural habitats
Organisms' original living environments
the wild · wild · wilderness · wildlife preserves · nature reserves
menageriesfarms
Agricultural land holdings
ranches · feedlots · cattle ranches · dairies · poultry farms
menageriesemptiness
Absence of substance
voids · wastelands · barrenness · vacuums · deserts
- The Glass MenagerieMemory-based family drama