What does bestiary mean in crosswords?

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

Which crossword clues can have bestiary as the answer?

Possible clues for bestiary include "Medieval animal book".

Word entry · 8 letters

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"Medieval animal book"

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈbiːstiˌɛɹi/Part of speech nounSorted abeirstyStarts with BEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word

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

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

“Back in the 60s, Robin Boyd told us how ugly Australian architecture was. As his valediction, he has left us a bestiary of ugly Australians.”
“This book is not actually a bestiary. It is what most people think a bestiary is—namely an assemblage of vividly imagined beasts who behave somewhat quirkily, bear only the vaguest application to real life, […]”
“More commonly known to the English speaker as “Genie”; the “dijn” is a powerful demon in the bestiary of the Middle East, mistaken in this instance for the Buddha.”

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