Main Entry: cock·a·trice

Pronunciation: \ˈkä-kə-trəs, -ˌtrīs\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English cocatrice, from Middle French cocatris ichneumon, cockatrice, from Medieval Latin cocatric-, cocatrix ichneumon

Date: 14th century

: a legendary serpent that is hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg and that has a deadly glance