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Definition of Opinicus
1. n. An imaginary animal borne as a charge, having wings, an eagle's head, and a short tail; -- sometimes represented without wings.
Definition of Opinicus
1. Noun. (heraldry) An imaginary heraldic creature with an eagle's head, a short tail, and sometimes wings. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Opinicus
1. a heraldic hybrid beast [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Opinicus
Literary usage of Opinicus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art with Special Reference to Their Use by John Vinycomb (1906)
"... bore through the air sublime Over the wilderness and o'er the plain."
Paradise Regained, iv. opinicus statant. ..."
2. The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility ...by Thomas Robson by Thomas Robson (1830)
"opinicus, a fictitious beast, the body and fore legs like those of a lion, ...
The opinicus is the crest to the arms of the BARBER-SURGEONS' COMPANY, ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1901)
"To Mr. Horace Noble appears to be due the suggestion that the composition of the
opinicus, nicknamed " the Barbers' flying jackass," is in allusion to the ..."
4. The English Illustrated Magazine (1904)
"The opinicus adopted by the Company of Barber Surgeons as their crest, ...
and may have originated from some chance opinicus. composition. ..."
5. A Grammar of British Heraldry, Consisting of Blazon and Marshalling ; with by William Sloane Sloane-Evans (1854)
"opinicus.—-The fore-part of a dragon, the hinder-part of a lion, and a camel's tail.
31.—Tityrus.— Engendered between a sheep and a he-goat. 33, 34, 35. ..."
6. An Introduction to Heraldry by Hugh Clark, Thomas Wormull (1892)
"opinicus : a fictitious beast of heraldic invention; its body and fore legs like
... The opinicus is the crest to the arms of the Barber-surgeons. lt is ..."
7. A Short and Easy Introduction to Heraldry, in Two Parts by Hugh Clark (1827)
"opinicus ; this beast is of heraldic invention; its body and fore legs are said to
... Note, The opinicus is the crest to the arms of the barber-surgeons. ..."
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