bestiary
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The crew, who are near the end of a 65-year mission — suspended animation keeps them young and pretty — are transporting an extraterrestrial bestiary back to Earth.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025
Designer Virginie Viard collaborated again with contemporary artist Xavier Veilhan who used a bestiary in house founder Coco Chanel’s apartment as a creative springboard for the carnival-like spring decor.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023
Naked mole-rats and blind mole-rats are now safely within the research bestiary.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2022
With terrifying beasts like the Demogorgon and the Mind Flayer, Stranger Things has slowly been building up an impressive bestiary of monsters.
From The Verge • May 28, 2022
I suggest the need for a new bestiary, to take the place of the old ones.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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Impossible Creatures
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