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Opimacus

The opimacus is a worm that fights with snakes and wins through skill and boldness. The opimacus is the black worm at the left, attached to the neck of the blue serpent.

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Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes

Manuscript

Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320 (Liber de natura rerum), folio 146r

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