bestiari
/bəsˈti.əɾi/
CA
A medieval Catalan prose text that describes animals, real and mythical, with allegorical moral interpretations; a bestiary.
El millor bestiari català medieval conservat és el del manuscrit de Barcelona.
The best preserved medieval Catalan bestiary is the one from the Barcelona manuscript.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin word "bestiarius", which means "related to animals". It entered Catalan in the medieval period to describe this specific literary genre.
Memory Aid
The root word "besti" sounds like "beast", which reminds you it's a book about beasts.
Collocations
bestiari medievalbestiari catalàmanuscrit del bestiari
Synonyms
bestiari català medieval
Related Words
animalal·legoriamedievalliteraturamanuscrit