BESTIARY


Meaning of BESTIARY in English

/ ˈbestɪəri; NAmE -eri/ noun

( pl. -ies ) a collection of descriptions of, or stories about, various types of animal, especially one written in the Middle Ages

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from medieval Latin bestiarium , from Latin bestia beast.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.