Bestia

Bestĭa, ae, m., a cognomen in the Calpurnian family.

I The consul L. Calpurnius Bestia, Sall. J. 27, 4 al.; Flor. 3, 1, 7.—

II The tribune of the people L. Bestia, Cic. Brut. 34, 128; id. de Or. 2, 70, 283.—

III Another tribune of the people , L. Bestia, a confederate of Catiline , Sall. C. 17, 3; 43, 1.

bestia
bēstia ae, f a beast, animal: fera bestia, N.: tametsi bestiae sunt (canes): bestiae volucres, bird...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
bestia
bestĭa, ae, f. [perh. akin to fera and to belua], a beast (as a being without reason; opp. to man; w...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.