Menagerie

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title: Menagerie
text: A menagerie is a collection of captive animals, frequently exotic, kept for display; or the place where such a collection is kept, a precursor to the modern zoo or zoological garden. The term was first used in 17th-century France, referring to the management of household or domestic stock. Later, it came to be used primarily in reference to aristocratic or royal animal collections. The French-language Methodical Encyclopaedia of 1782 defines a menagerie as an "establishment of luxury and curiosi
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description: Collection of captive, often exotic animals
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menagerie
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date modified: 2023-10-26T13:09:45Z
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