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The word zoo is an abbreviation of the terms "zoological garden", which refers to "zoology", the study of animals. This word comes from two Greek words, ("zwo" meaning "animal" and "logos" meaning "study") zoology. It was first changed into the abbreviated form, "Zoo" when referring to the "Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society of London, they often shortened the name to "London Zoological Gardens", or the "London Zoo" which was first opened to the public in 1847, and the abbreviation "zoo" was printed about the same time. But it took a song to make the term really popular, "Walking in the Zoo on Sunday". For more details, please see the site listed below.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe word zoo stands for "zoological garden". It is a large park/ area of land where wild animals are kept for exhibitions. Zoe comes from the Greek word Zoemeaning life. Zoe is also a name.
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