{"def":{"short":"properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)","long":["beast, cattle, animal",["beasts (coll of all animals)","cattle, livestock (of domestic animals)","wild beasts"]]},"deriv":"from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute)","pronun":{"ipa":"bɛ̆.heˈmɔː","ipa_mod":"bɛ̆.heˈmɑː","sbl":"bĕhēmâ","dic":"beh-hay-MAW","dic_mod":"beh-hay-MA"}}