- bestiaries
- n. allegorical work on animal habits
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
bestiaries
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Bestiaries — • Medieval books on animals, in which the real or fabulous characteristics of actually existent or imaginary animals (such as the griffin, dragon, siren, unicorn, etc.) were figuratively treated as religious symbols of Christ, the devil, the… … Catholic encyclopedia
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