Cockatrice Definition
kŏkə-trĭs, -trīs
noun
A mythical serpent hatched from a cock's egg and having power to kill by a look.
Webster's New World
An unidentified deadly serpent.
Webster's New World
Mistress, harlot.
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Other Word Forms of Cockatrice
Noun
Singular:
cockatrice
Plural:
cockatricesOrigin of Cockatrice
Middle English cocatrice basilisk from Old French cocatris from Medieval Latin cocātrīx cocātrīc- possibly alteration of calcātrīx (translation of Greek ikhneumōn tracker) from Latin calcāre to track from calx calc- heel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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First attested 1382, from Old French cocatriz, from Late Latin calcātrīx (“she who treads upon something”), from Latin calcō (“tread”), from calx (“heel, hoof”).
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