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 Corpus
bestiary• 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.
Originbestiary
(1800-1900)Medieval Latinbestiarium, from Latinbestia; → BESTIAL