1) Heraldic beast 
Leontophone (Leontophonos, Leophontes) is a small animal from Medieval bestiaries that is deadly to lions. To kill a lion, the lion need only bite the leontophone. Though, in a proper ritual, the leontophone`s flesh is burned and its ashes are sprinkled on a piece of meat, which is placed at a crossroad; if a lion eats even a small amount of the ....