Meaning Of The Word Cockatrice

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cockatrice in American English
a fabulous serpent supposedly hatched from a cock's egg and having power to kill by a look
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

cockatrice in British English
noun: a legendary monster, part snake and part cock, that could kill with a glance

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