OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27807

cockatrice

/ˈkɒkətɹaɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cocatriz
A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.
“Peace reigns in happy Luxor. The lion lies down with the lamb, and the child, if it will, may harmlessly put its hand into the cockatrice’s den.”
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