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lobbe, f.n: spider. (LOB-buh / ˈlɔb-bə)

Medieval manuscript written in Latin with the words “de aranea marina” in red and an illustration of a round, black creature with eight squiggly legs.
Sea-spider from Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 123v. [patrimonie-numerique.ville-valenciennes.fr]

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