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Word: Bestiary
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from medieval Latin bestiarium, from Latin bestia ‘beast’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɛstɪəri
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɛstʃəri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a descriptive or anecdotal treatise on various kinds of animal, especially a medieval work with a moralizing tone.
Short Definition:descriptive or anecdotal treatise on various kinds of animal
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