SINCE 1828
cockatrice
noun
cock·a·trice
| \ ˈkä-kə-trəs
, -ˌtrīs\
, -ˌtrīs\
Definition of cockatrice
: a legendary serpent that is hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg and that has a deadly glance
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