单词 | bestiarian |
释义 | bestiarian|ˌbɛstɪˈɛərɪən| Also beast-. [f. as prec. (by Prof. Owen) after humanitarian.] A name given to anti-vivisectionists, as ‘friends of the beast.’ ˌbestiˈarianism, the principles of those who uphold the ‘rights of animals.’
1882Owen Exper. Phys. 56 The advantage of signifying the second group to which my present work relates by the word ‘bestiarian.’ Ibid. 57 That arises from abuse of true bestiarianism. 1883Amer. Naturalist Feb. 175 The antivivisectionists, or beastiarians. |

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