bes‧ti‧ar‧y /ˈbestiəri $ ˈbestʃieri/
noun (
plural bestiaries)
[countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Medieval Latin;
Origin: bestiarium, from Latin bestia; ⇒ bestial]
an old book about strange animals, written in the Middle Ages
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