zoothanasia
The killing of an otherwise healthy animal belonging to a zoo, for management reasonsThe killing of an otherwise healthy animal belonging to a zoo, for management reasons.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, uncountable)The killing of an otherwise healthy animal belonging to a zoo, for management reasons.
Origin
Blend of zoo + euthanasia.Blend of zoo + euthanasia.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedzoothanize
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable