The meaning of Cockatrices
Cockatrices – definition
nounAnother term for basilisk (sense 1).
nounAn 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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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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