bestiary
[ bes-chee-er-ee, bees- ]
/ ˈbɛs tʃiˌɛr i, ˈbis- /
noun, plural bes·ti·ar·ies.
a collection of moralized fables, especially as written in the Middle Ages, about actual or mythical animals.
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bestiary
/ (ˈbɛstɪərɪ) /
noun plural -aries
a moralizing medieval collection of descriptions (and often illustrations) of real and mythical animals
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