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A [[gryphon]]'s head, neck and wings, a [[lion]]s body and a [[bear]]s (or [[camel]]s according to some references) tail.
An '''opinicus''' is a [[mythology|mythical]] [[heraldic beast|creature]] used in [[heraldry]]. It has a [[gryphon]]'s head, neck and wings, a [[lion]]'s body and a [[bear]]'s (or [[camel]]'s, according to some references) tail.


Sometimes used in reference to one holding strong beliefs. "That person is a blinking opinicus."
Sometimes used in reference to one holding strong beliefs. "That person is a blinking opinicus."



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[[category:device heraldry]]

Latest revision as of 11:25, 28 September 2006

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An opinicus is a mythical creature used in heraldry. It has a gryphon's head, neck and wings, a lion's body and a bear's (or camel's, according to some references) tail.

Sometimes used in reference to one holding strong beliefs. "That person is a blinking opinicus."