Definition of "petting zoo" []

• A collection of farm animals, such as goats, ducks, and sheep, and sometimes docile wild animals such as turtles or deer, for children to feed and pet. (noun)

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• "It wasn't my fault that there had been a petting zoo in the middle of Gosford's Plaza."