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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: bestiarium, from Latin bestia; BESTIAL

bestiary

 noun
     
Related topics: History, Newspapers, Publishing
bes‧ti‧ar‧y plural bestiaries [countable]
SHTCN an old book about strange animals, written in the Middle Ages
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