syllic

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syllic, adj: strange, wonderful. (SUEL-litch / ˈsyl-lɪtʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of a creature with a bird-like head, with a testicle-like wattle hanging below its long curved beak and a tentacle coming out of the back of its head between its long ears; the body, which has neither arms nor wings, is blue and rests upon two taloned feet.
Luttrell Psalter; England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 145r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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