mere-fisc

mere-fisc, m.n: sea-fish. (MEH-ruh-FISH / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌfɪʃ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of two fish facing away from each other, their bodies mostly vertical but with their tails inclined closer together; a triangle-shaped block of text separates them.
Fish depicted in a 13th-century grammar text; Worcester Cathedral Library, F99, f. 71v. [worcestercathedrallibrary.wordpress.com]

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