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Definition of bestiary noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bestiary

noun
 
/ˈbestɪəri/
 
/ˈbestʃieri/
(plural bestiaries)
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  1. a collection of descriptions of, or stories about, various types of animal, especially one written in the Middle Ages
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from medieval Latin bestiarium, from Latin bestia ‘beast’.
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