bestiary
/ˈbestɪərɪ/noun
(pl.-ies)
- a descriptive or anecdotal treatise on various kinds of animal, especially a medieval work with a moralizing tone（尤指中世纪带有道德说教色彩的）动物寓言集。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from medieval Latin bestiarium, from Latin bestia 'beast'.