cockatrice

cock·a·trice

C0444300 (kŏk′ə-trĭs, -trīs′)n. Mythology A serpent hatched from a cock's egg and having the power to kill by its glance.

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[Middle English cocatrice, basilisk, from Old French cocatris, from Medieval Latin cocātrīx, cocātrīc-, possibly alteration of calcātrīx (translation of Greek ikhneumōn, tracker), from Latin calcāre, to track, from calx, calc-, heel.]

cockatrice

(ˈkɒkətrɪs; -ˌtraɪs) n1. (European Myth & Legend) a legendary monster, part snake and part cock, that could kill with a glance2. (Classical Myth & Legend) another name for basilisk¹[C14: from Old French cocatris, from Medieval Latin cocatrix, from Late Latin calcātrix trampler, tracker (translating Greek ikhneumon ichneumon), from Latin calcāre to tread, from calx heel]

cock•a•trice

(ˈkɒk ə trɪs)

n. 1. a legendary monster, part serpent and part fowl, that could kill with a glance. 2. a venomous serpent. Isa. 11:8. [1350–1400; cocatrice < Middle French cocatris < Medieval Latin caucātrīces (pl.), Latin *calcātrīx, feminine of *calcātor tracker]

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Noun

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cockatrice - monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glancemythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth

Translations

cocatrix