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		geostupid on July 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A gigantic landslide shows the limit to how high m... Love the geologic zoo! I refer to botanical gardens as 'botanical zoos' as well

User23 on July 6, 2023 [–]

I believe zoo is short for "zoological garden," but of course it's taken on additional meanings. Still, one occasionally hears the term "zoological and botanical garden."

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