名詞 bestiary:

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

bes.ti.ar.y

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 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.
動物寓言：一部中世紀(jì)故事集，用現(xiàn)實或寓言形式描寫真實存在或想象中的動物，并賦予每一種被認(rèn)為具體化的動物以道德意義上的解釋。一些有關(guān)自然史的普遍錯誤概念被保存于這些流行故事中
A modern version of such a collection.
這樣一個故事集的現(xiàn)代版本

來源：
Medieval Latin bôsti3rium
中世紀(jì)拉丁語 bôsti3rium
from Latin bôstia [beast]
源自 拉丁語 bôstia [野獸]