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cockatrice Definition


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cockatrice
noun
    1. mythol.
      A monster with the head, wings and legs of a cock and the body and tail of a serpent. See also basilisk 1.
    2. Bible.
      A poisonous snake.
Etymology: 14c: from French cocatris, from Latin calcatrix tracker, used for the Greek ichneumon.



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