healf-hundisc

healf-hundisc, adj: half-canine. (HEH-alf-HUN-dish / ˈhɛalf-ˌhʌn-dɪʃ)

Medieval manuscript initial C decorated with a cynocephalus (dog-headed man).
Expositio in psalmos; N Italy, first half of 12th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS G.51, f. 23v. [sites.nd.edu]

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