bestiary

详细解释:n. 动物寓言集

词型变化：

名词复数:bestiaries

英语解释：

名词 bestiary:

a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals

详细解释：

bes.ti.ar.y

n.（名词）
【复数】 bes.ti.ar.ies
A medieval collection of stories providing physical and allegorical descriptions of real or imaginary animals along with an interpretation of the moral significance each animal was thought to embody. A number of common misconceptions relating to natural history were preserved in these popular accounts.
动物寓言：一部中世纪故事集，用现实或寓言形式描写真实存在或想象中的动物，并赋予每一种被认为具体化的动物以道德意义上的解释。一些有关自然史的普遍错误概念被保存于这些流行故事中
A modern version of such a collection.
这样一个故事集的现代版本

来源：
Medieval Latin bôsti3rium
中世纪拉丁语 bôsti3rium
from Latin bôstia [beast]
源自 拉丁语 bôstia [野兽]