cockatrice in French
cockatrice in French is cocatrix — cockatrice means synonym of basilisk, a serpentine dragon so poisonous that even its gaze is deadly.
cockatrice in French
cocatrix
(mythology) 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.
What does "cockatrice" mean?
- noun Synonym of basilisk, a serpentine dragon so poisonous that even its gaze is deadly.
- noun A monster with a lethal gaze or breath, originally believed to originate from a cock egg brooded over by a snake or toad, later specifically combining serpentine and landfowl features and particularly (heraldry) a rooster-headed wyvern.
- noun Synonym of crocodile.
- noun An evil, deceitful, or destructive person.
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What is "cockatrice" in French?
"cockatrice" in French is cocatrix. cockatrice means: Synonym of basilisk, a serpentine dragon so poisonous that even its gaze is deadly.
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