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27 translations across 22 languages.
7 total sentences available.
In Tom's new novel, extraterrestrials pursue the ambitious goal of presenting all the life forms in the galaxy in a single vast menagerie. Individual humans are also carried off for this purpose and -- due to the enormous diversity of species -- thrown together with the apes of the planet Earth, without distinction. John found that highly offensive.
Source: tatoeba (2774600)
I have orange and grey tabby-cats in my menagerie.
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Well, he certainly must have strained himself to get this menagerie together.
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The Glen Echo carousel is called a "menagerie carousel" because it is made up of many different kinds of animals. The animals stand in three concentric rings with the "romance" side, the more highly-carved and decorated side facing out, and the "plain" side facing in.
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Closest matches include zoo, zoological garden, ana, animal collection, animal house.
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