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COCKATRICE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cockatrice mean?
• COCKATRICE (noun)
The noun COCKATRICE has 1 sense:
1. monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance
Familiarity information: COCKATRICE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("cockatrice" is a kind of...):
mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)
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