Meanings
nounpetting zoo (plural petting zoos)
plural petting zoos
- A zoo that permits or encourages visitors, in particular children, to touch animals.
Translations
Dutch kinderboerderij
- kinderboerderijtype of zoo
Finnish kotieläintarha
- kotieläintarhatype of zoo
German Streichelzoo
- Streichelzootype of zoo
Hungarian állatsimogató
- állatsimogatótype of zoo
Japanese ふれあい動物園
- ふれあい動物園 (fureai dōbutsuen)type of zoo
Polish zoo do głaskania zwierząt
- zoo do głaskania zwierząttype of zoo
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