bes·ti·ar·y
noun/ˈbestɪəri/
/ˈbestʃieri/
(plural bestiaries)
- a collection of descriptions of, or stories about, various types of animal, especially one written in the Middle Ages
（尤指中世纪的）动物寓言集 Word Originmid 19th cent.: from medieval Latin bestiarium, from Latin bestia ‘beast’.