单词 | bestiary |
释义 | Related topics: History, Newspapers, printing, publishingbes·ti·ar·y /ˈbestiəri $ ˈbestʃieri/ noun (plural bestiaries) [countable] SHTCNan old book about strange animals, written in the Middle Ages 〔写于中世纪的〕动物寓言集Examples from the Corpusbestiary• Later still, in a Medieval bestiary, three courageous birds are shown in the act of attacking an owl's head.• In Carrington's personal bestiary the horse was the principal icon.Origin bestiary (1800-1900) Medieval Latin bestiarium, from Latin bestia; → BESTIALbes·ti·ar·y nounChineseSyllable in an the about Corpus animals, written strange book old |
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