bestiario

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bestiario (Wikipedia approfondimento) m sing (pl.: bestiari)

  1. (letteratura) (mitologia) testo che descrive animali, soprattutto nel medioevo
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IPA: /besˈtjarjo/

Deriva da bestia, intesa nel senso di essere vivente assurdo, perché la concezione della cultura nel medioevo scambiava alcune malformazioni per caratteristiche di animali fantastici