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The meaning of Cockatrices

Cockatrices – definition

noun

Another term for basilisk (sense 1).

noun

An imaginary creature, part snake and part cock (= male chicken), that was said to be able to kill someone by looking at them

Usage examples:

A cockatrice is a mythical beast that is hatched by a serpent from an egg laid by a rooster.

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鸡蛇, 怪蛇

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Cockatrices, Basilisk

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Cocatrix, Basilic

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Kakerlaken, Basilik

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कॉकट्राइस, कोकट्रस

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Cockatrici, Basilisco

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코카트리스, 독사, 계사, 요부

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Кокатрикс, Василиск

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Cocatrices, Aciano

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French cocatris, from Latin calcatrix ‘tracker’ (from calcare ‘to tread or track’), translating Greek ikhneumōn (see ichneumon).

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cockatrice

noun

Another term for basilisk (sense 1).

noun

An imaginary creature, part snake and part cock (= male chicken), that was said to be able to kill someone by looking at them

Usage examples:

A cockatrice is a mythical beast that is hatched by a serpent from an egg laid by a rooster.
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