[cock.a.trice] n [ME cocatrice, fr. MF cocatris ichneumon, cockatrice, fr. ML cocatric-, cocatrix ichneumon] (14c): a legendary serpent that is hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg and that has a deadly glance
COCKATRICE
Meaning of COCKATRICE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012