beast fable

noun

: a usually didactic prose or verse fable in which animals speak and act like human beings

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beast fable was in 1840

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“Beast fable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beast%20fable. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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