"particle zoo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: particle zoos [plural]
Etymology: Initially nuclear zoo, from the effort to create a taxonomy of particles similar to the animal kingdom. Head templates: {{en-noun}} particle zoo (plural particle zoos)
  1. (physics, informal) The extensive list of known elementary particles. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-particle_zoo-en-noun-ydQV1zav Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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