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 ]
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. 2012