Cockatrice

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Mythology A serpent hatched from a cock's egg and having the power to kill by its glance.
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  • n. A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. See Basilisk.
  • n. A representation of this serpent. It has the head, wings, and legs of a bird, and tail of a serpent.
  • n. A venomous serpent which which cannot now be identified.
  • n. Any venomous or deadly thing.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A fabulous monster reputed to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg, represented as possessing characters belonging to both animals, and supposed to have the power of killing by the glance of its eye; a basilisk.
  • n. A loose woman.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mythical monster    mythical creature   
    Cross Reference
    cockatrice's head    amphisien cockatrice   
    Variant
    basilisk   
    Same Context
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