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bestiary.

A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbiːstiˌɛɹi/US/ˈbɛstiˌɛɹi/US
  1. A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.

  2. A collection of various beasts, depicted in art, literature, or the like.

  3. A list or guidebook of the monsters to be found in a roleplaying game.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bēstiārium, from Latin bēstia (“beast, animal”). By surface analysis, beast + -ary.

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