cockatrice (noun)

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• cockatrice — noun Etymology: Middle English cocatrice, from Middle French cocatris ichneumon, cockatrice, from Medieval Latin cocatric , cocatrix ichneumon Date: 14th century a legendary serpent that is hatched by a reptile from a cock s egg and that has a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cockatrice — noun A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard like characteristics. “Peace reigns in happy Luxor. The lion lies down with the lamb, and the child, if it… …   Wiktionary

• cockatrice — [ kɒkətrʌɪs, trɪs] noun another term for basilisk (in sense 1). ↘Heraldry a mythical animal depicted as a two legged dragon (or wyvern) with a cock s head. Origin ME: from OFr. cocatris, from L. calcatrix tracker , translating Gk ikhneumōn (see… …   English new terms dictionary

• cockatrice — /ˈkɒkətrəs/ (say kokuhtruhs), / traɪs/ (say truys) noun 1. a mythical serpent with deadly glance, reputed to be hatched by a serpent from a cock s egg, and commonly represented with the head, legs, and wings of a cock and the body and tail of a… …  

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• cock's egg — noun Etymology: cock (I) (male fowl); from its small size : a small usually yolkless egg see cockatrice …   Useful english dictionary

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