Bestiary
Pronunciation : Bes"ti*a*ry, n. [LL. bestiarium, fr. L. bestiarius pert. to beasts
Part of Speech : fr.
Definition : Defn: A treatise on beasts; esp., one of the moralizing or allegorical beast tales written in the Middle Ages.
A bestiary . . . in itself one of the numerous medi?val renderings of the fantastic mystical zo?logy. Saintsbury.
bestia beast: cf. F. bestiaire.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913