Usage Note
Bestiau is an informal or dialectal variant of bestiaux (livestock), sometimes used affectionately for a single animal. The standard plural bestiaux refers to farm livestock collectively. In familiar speech it can describe any clumsy creature.
Examples
"Ce bestiau mange tout dans le jardin."
Natural Translation
That critter eats everything in the garden.

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