zoo /zʉw/ noun6 •a public park with animals from many parts of the world on show to visitorsThe London Zoo was built in 1828. •(informal, figurative) Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.The shopping center was a zoo the week before Christmas. •(informal, figurative) A large and varied collection of something.From this point on, an entire zoo of possibilities arose: strange stars, different families of neutron stars, hybrid stars, etc. — 2001 •(informal) Clipping of zoophile.Zoophiles, or 'zoos,' are sexually and emotionally attracted to animals, as in a sexual orientation. — 2013 •(informal, slang) Pornographic material depicting actual animals or bestiality. •(US, slang) The jungle. formszoos