næder-bīta

næder-bīta, m.n: ichneumon (lit. ‘snake-biter’). (NADD-er-BEE-ta / ˈnæ-dɛr-ˌbiː-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of a black, lion-like creature with hoofed feet baring its teeth at a pair of wyverns.
Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 73r. [bestiary.ca]

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