Bestiary

['bestɪərɪ] or ['bɛstɪɛri]

Definition

(noun.) a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals.

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Definition

n. the name given to a class of books of great popularity in the Middle Ages describing all the animals of creation real or fabled generally illustrated by drawings and allegorised for edification.

Editor: Nat