What does the word menagerie mean?
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A collection of wild animals kept for exhibition.
Part of speech: noun
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Usage examples for menagerie
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But if you behave like a whole menagerie of brutes, that won't make me care more about you. – Sweethearts at Home by S. R. Crockett
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I used to have the same feeling about spiders, but I was ashamed of it, and kept a little menagerie of spiders until I had got over the feeling; that is, pretty much got over it, for I don't love the creatures very dearly, though I don't scream when I see one. – A Mortal Antipathy by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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A menagerie of wildcats! – The Iron Trail by Rex Beach