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单词 cockatrice
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Definition of cockatrice in English:

cockatrice

nounˈkɒkətrʌɪsˈkɒkətrɪsˈkɑkətrəs
  • 1

    another term for basilisk (sense 1)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Should you ever even think you see a basilisk or cockatrice, shut your eyes immediately and change the view to something else.
    1. 1.1Heraldry A mythical animal depicted as a two-legged dragon (or wyvern) with a cock's head.
      〔纹章〕神话中的鸡头双腿飞龙
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The unicorn bounced back to her as the cockatrices caught up and continued to flock overhead.
      • A family of pegasi stood tethered, eyeing a nearby slumbering cockatrice with understandable uneasiness.
      • The fireballs simply swirled into a funnel when they neared the foes chest, and the entire cockatrice glowed a bright blue as the magic was absorbed into its body.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French cocatris, from Latin calcatrix 'tracker' (from calcare 'to tread or track'), translating Greek ikhneumōn (see ichneumon).

Definition of cockatrice in US English:

cockatrice

nounˈkäkətrəsˈkɑkətrəs
  • 1

    another term for basilisk (sense 1)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Should you ever even think you see a basilisk or cockatrice, shut your eyes immediately and change the view to something else.
    1. 1.1Heraldry A mythical animal depicted as a two-legged dragon (or wyvern) with a cock's head.
      〔纹章〕神话中的鸡头双腿飞龙
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The unicorn bounced back to her as the cockatrices caught up and continued to flock overhead.
      • A family of pegasi stood tethered, eyeing a nearby slumbering cockatrice with understandable uneasiness.
      • The fireballs simply swirled into a funnel when they neared the foes chest, and the entire cockatrice glowed a bright blue as the magic was absorbed into its body.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French cocatris, from Latin calcatrix ‘tracker’ (from calcare ‘to tread or track’), translating Greek ikhneumōn (see ichneumon).

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