[ 'kɒkətrʌɪs , -trɪs ]
■ noun another term for basilisk (in sense 1).
↘ Heraldry a mythical animal depicted as a two-legged dragon (or wyvern) with a cock's head.
Origin
ME: from OFr. cocatris , from L. calcatrix 'tracker', translating Gk ikhneumōn (see ichneumon ).