opinicus

1. (heraldry) A heraldic imaginary creature with an eagle's head, a short tail, and sometimes wings.Examples: "Two opinici vert, beaked sable, wings gules, support the insignia of the Plasterers’ Company."; "Urcheons, bagwyns, opinici and musimons, represented statant, sejant or segreant, and in every variety of metal, colour and fur, completed an exhibition which was both boastfully heraldic and pompously powerful."; "No blood need be shed in settling these anatomical problems, as opinici are of little importance, there being barely a dozen examples."Synonyms: epimacus