COCKATRICE


Meaning of COCKATRICE in English

n. 1 = BASILISK 1. 2 Heraldry a fabulous animal, a cock with a serpent's tail.

[ ME f. OF cocatris f. L calcare tread, track, rendering Gk ikhneumon tracker: see ICHNEUMON ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.