n.
Pronunciation: ' kä-k ə -tr ə s, - ˌ tr ī s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cocatrice, from Middle French cocatris ichneumon, cockatrice, from Medieval Latin cocatric-, cocatrix ichneumon
Date: 14th century
: a legendary serpent that is hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg and that has a deadly glance