spec-fāh

spec-fāh, adj: speckled, spotted, full of spots. (SPECK-FAH / ˈspɛk-ˌfaːx)

Medieval manuscript image of a rust-coloured big cat with spots in various colours; it has a long tail, a bit of a mane, prominent balls, no neck and a troubled expression on its face.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 8v. [abdn.ac.uk]

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