animal park

American

noun

a zoo in which wild animals are housed and displayed in large open spaces designed to resemble their native habitats.

Etymology

Origin of animal park

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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A deadly virus and bacterial infection have killed at least 72 tigers at a private animal park in Thailand's north in recent weeks, authorities said.

From Barron's

Once those who opt to play are set up with the game and near the old zoo, which opened in 1912 with a collection of only 15 animals and closed in 1966 to make way for the current animal park, they’ll receive a call.

From Los Angeles Times

Divorced and with her children finished with high school, Rothman took a job at the old Wild Kingdom animal park in Orlando, Fla., and then the Cleveland Coliseum.

From The Wall Street Journal

Beth Hall, animal keeper at Greenacres Animal Park which has a variety of farm and exotic animals, said she was concerned about the impact on the animals.

From BBC

Elsewhere, sites that closed due to the weather included Wildwood animal park in Ottery St Mary, and the Minack Theatre in Penzance.

From BBC

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