Definition of BESTIARY

bestiary

Plural: bestiaries

Noun

  • A descriptive collection of real or imaginary animals.
  • a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals
  • A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.
  • A list or guidebook of the monsters to be found in a roleplaying game.

Examples

  • The official word list is a bestiary of strange creatures like ZUZ and QIVIUT.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 13

bestiary: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bestiary: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bestiary: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

bestiary: valid Words With Friends Word