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bestiary

bes·ti·ar·y [ béschee èrree, bschee èrree ] (plural bes·ti·ar·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
animal book: a medieval book containing pictures and moralizing stories about real and imaginary animals

[Mid-19th century. < medieval Latin bestiarium< Latin bestia "beast"]
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