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bestiary definition

bes·ti·ary (bes′tē er′ē)

noun pl. bestiaries -·ar′·ies

a type of medieval natural history book with descriptions and moralistic and religious interpretations of actual and mythical animals

Etymology: ML bestiarium < L bestiarius, relating to beasts < bestia, beast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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