petting zoo

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   a collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed

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Questions about petting zoo

What does petting zoo mean?

petting zoo means "a collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed".

Is petting zoo a common word?

petting zoo is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.