Front | cockatrice |
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Back | cockatrice [ˈkɑkətrɪsˌ -ˌtraɪs] n 1) a legendary monster, part snake and part cock, that could kill with a glance 2) another name for basilisk 1) • 鸡蛇 Etymology: C14 from Old French cocatris, from Medieval Latin cocatrix, from Late Latin calcātrix trampler, tracker (translating Greek ikhneumon ICHNEUMON), from Latin calcāre to tread, from calx heel |
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