cockatrice

[ kok-uh-tris ]

/ ˈkɒk ə trɪs /

noun

a legendary monster with a deadly glance, supposedly hatched by a serpent from the egg of a cock, and commonly represented with the head, legs, and wings of a cock and the body and tail of a serpent.Compare basilisk (def. 1).

a venomous serpent. Isaiah 11:8.

Origin of cockatrice

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English cocatrice, from Middle French cocatris, from Medieval Latin caucātrīces (plural), Latin calcātrīx (unattested), feminine of calcātor (unattested) ”tracker,” equivalent to calcā(re) “to tread,” verbal derivative of calx “heel” + -tor agent suffix; the Latin was a direct translation of Greek word ichneúmōn, having the same meaning. See -trix, -tor, ichneumon

Words nearby cockatrice

cock-and-bull story, cockapoo, cock a snook, cockatiel, cockatoo, cockatrice, Cockayne, Cockayne's syndrome, cockboat, cockchafer, Cockcroft

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Example sentences from the Web for cockatrice

Even in this case, however, the word is rendered as Cockatrice in the marginal translation.
Bible Animals;|J. G. Wood
As for the cockatrice, he was not going to stand that sort of thing for a moment.
The Book of Dragons|Edith Nesbit
"They were my brothers and sisters; I remember them," said the Cockatrice.
Moonshine & Clover|Laurence Housman
So it toys with leviathan, and 'lays its hand on the cockatrice den,' and my text is an instance of this.
Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren

Edmund had run back to the cockatrice, and it had told him what to do.
The Book of Dragons|Edith Nesbit

British Dictionary definitions for cockatrice

cockatrice

/ (ˈkɒkətrɪs, -ˌtraɪs) /

noun

a legendary monster, part snake and part cock, that could kill with a glance

another name for basilisk (def. 1)

Word Origin for cockatrice

C14: 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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单词	cockatrice
释义	cockatrice [ kok-uh-tris ] / ˈkɒk ə trɪs / noun a legendary monster with a deadly glance, supposedly hatched by a serpent from the egg of a cock, and commonly represented with the head, legs, and wings of a cock and the body and tail of a serpent.Compare basilisk (def. 1). a venomous serpent. Isaiah 11:8. Origin of cockatrice First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English cocatrice, from Middle French cocatris, from Medieval Latin caucātrīces (plural), Latin calcātrīx (unattested), feminine of calcātor (unattested) ”tracker,” equivalent to calcā(re) “to tread,” verbal derivative of calx “heel” + -tor agent suffix; the Latin was a direct translation of Greek word ichneúmōn, having the same meaning. See -trix, -tor, ichneumon Words nearby cockatrice cock-and-bull story, cockapoo, cock a snook, cockatiel, cockatoo, cockatrice, Cockayne, Cockayne's syndrome, cockboat, cockchafer, Cockcroft Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cockatrice Even in this case, however, the word is rendered as Cockatrice in the marginal translation. Bible Animals;\|J. G. Wood As for the cockatrice, he was not going to stand that sort of thing for a moment. The Book of Dragons\|Edith Nesbit "They were my brothers and sisters; I remember them," said the Cockatrice. Moonshine & Clover\|Laurence Housman So it toys with leviathan, and 'lays its hand on the cockatrice den,' and my text is an instance of this. Expositions of Holy Scripture\|Alexander Maclaren Edmund had run back to the cockatrice, and it had told him what to do. The Book of Dragons\|Edith Nesbit British Dictionary definitions for cockatrice cockatrice / (ˈkɒkətrɪs, -ˌtraɪs) / noun a legendary monster, part snake and part cock, that could kill with a glance another name for basilisk (def. 1) Word Origin for cockatrice C14: 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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