COCKATRICE


Meaning of COCKATRICE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-kə-trəs, -ˌtrīs ]

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

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