bestiary

Folio from the Rochester Bestiary (13th c.)

Meaning

Noun

A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.
A list or guidebook of the monsters to be found in a roleplaying game.

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bēstiārium, from Latin bēstia ("beast, animal") (whence English beast).

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