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单词 cockatrice
释义

cockatrice

noun

cock·​a·​trice ˈkä-kə-trəs How to pronounce cockatrice (audio)
-ˌtrīs
: a legendary serpent that is hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg and that has a deadly glance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That means dragons, cockatrices, slimes and more gross stuff. Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 20 Jan. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Middle English cocatrice, from Middle French cocatris ichneumon, cockatrice, from Medieval Latin cocatric-, cocatrix ichneumon

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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