Bestiarian

/ˌbɛstiˈɛəriən/ noun

Definition

A person who writes, compiles, or illustrates a bestiary; a medieval author or artist specializing in describing real and mythical animals.

Etymology

From bestiary + -an (suffix indicating a person associated with something). Bestiary comes from Latin bestia. The term is primarily used for medieval scholars and artists.

Kelly Says

Medieval bestiarians like the author of the 'Aberdeen Bestiary' weren't trying to write biology—they were writing morality plays in picture form, where each animal taught spiritual lessons, blending zoology with theology in absolutely fascinating ways!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ መፅሐፍ (insaa meṣḥaf)
in-saa mes-ha-af
ARالعربية
كتاب الحيوانات (kitab al-hayawan)
kit-ab al-hay-wa-wan
BNবাংলা
প্রাণীবিদ্যা (pranibidya)
pra-nee-bee-dya
CACatalà
bestiari
bes-tee-ah-ree
CSČeština
bestiárium
bes-tee-ah-ree-um
DADansk
bestiarie
bes-tee-ah-ree-eh
DEDeutsch
Bestiarium
bes-tee-ah-ri-um
ELΕλληνικά
βestiάριο (bestiário)
ves-tee-ah-ree-o
ESEspañol
bestiario
bes-tee-ah-rio
FAفارسی
کتاب حیوانات (kitab hayawanat)
kit-ab hay-wa-na-at
FISuomi
bestiario
bes-tee-ah-rio
FRFrançais
bestiaire
bes-tee-air
GUGU
જીવનકથાઓ (jivanakathaao)
jee-van-ka-tha-ao
HAHA
bestiary
bes-tee-ar-ee
HEעברית
ספר הבעלי חיים (sefer ha-behemah)
se-fer ha-beh-heh-mah
HIहिन्दी
जानवरों का ग्रंथ (janvaron ka granth)
jaan-va-ron ka granth
HUMagyar
bestiárium
bes-tee-ah-ree-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
bestiary
bes-tee-ar-ee
IGIG
bestiary
bes-tee-ar-ee
ITItaliano
bestiario
bes-tee-a-rio
JA日本語
獣事記 (jūji ki)
joo-jee kee
KKKK
bestiary
bes-tee-ar-ee
KMKM
សៀវភៅសត្វ (sīvphāu satv)
see-v-phaw satv
KO한국어
짐승기록 (jimsung-gilok)
jim-seung-gi-rok
MRMR
bestiary
bes-tee-ar-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
bestiary
bes-tee-ar-ee
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန် စာ (ti-yars-sa-an sa)
tee-yar-sa-an sa
NLNederlands
bestiarium
bes-tee-ah-ree-um
NONorsk
bestiarie
bes-tee-ah-ree-eh
PAPA
bestiary
bes-tee-ar-ee
PLPolski
bestiariusz
bes-tee-ah-ree-usz
PTPortuguês
bestiário
bes-tee-a-rio
RORomână
bestiar
bes-tee-ar
RUРусский
бестиарий (bestiariy)
bes-tee-ah-ree
SVSvenska
bestiarie
bes-tee-ah-ree-eh
SWKiswahili
bestiary
bes-tee-ar-ee
TAதமிழ்
விலங்கு புத்தகம் (vilangu putthagam)
vee-lan-goo put-tha-gam
TEతెలుగు
జంతువుల గ్రంథం (jantuvu lu grantham)
jan-too-vu-lu gran-tham
THไทย
ตำราสัตว์ประหลาด (tamra sat pra-laht)
tam-ra sat pra-laht
TLTL
bestiary
bes-tee-ar-ee
TRTürkçe
bestiary
bes-tee-ar-ee
UKУкраїнська
бестіарій (bestiariy)
bes-tee-ah-ree
URاردو
جانوروں کا کتاب (janwaron ka kitab)
jaan-war-on ka kit-ab
VITiếng Việt
bestiary
bes-tee-ar-ee
YOYO
bestiary
bes-tee-ar-ee
ZH中文
动物志 (dòngwù zhì)
dong-woo jee
ZUZU
bestiary
bes-tee-ar-ee

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