cock·a·trice (k k  -tr s, -tr s )n. Mythology A serpent hatched from a cock's egg and having the power to kill by its glance. [Middle English cocatrice, basilisk, from Old French cocatris, from Medieval Latin coc  trx, coctrc-, possibly alteration of calctrx (translation of Greek ikhneum n, tracker), from Latin calcre, to track, from calx, calc-, heel.] |
cockatrice [ˈkɒkətrɪs -ˌtraɪs]
n
1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) a legendary monster, part snake and part cock, that could kill with a glance
2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) another name for basilisk [1]
[from Old French cocatris, from Medieval Latin cocatrix, from Late Latin calcātrix trampler, tracker (translating Greek ikhneumon ichneumon), from Latin calcāre to tread, from calx heel]
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| Noun | 1. |  cockatrice - monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glancemythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth |
Translations
cockatrice
n → Basilisk m
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