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cockatrice

[ UK /kˈɒkætɹɪs/ ]
NOUN
  1. monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance

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  • A cockatrice is a Dragon with a Crown on his head, and hatched by a Viper on a Cock's Egg. The Viper was the Symbol of Annotations
  • A cockatrice is a serpent, often identified with the basilisk; it is said to be able to kill by its glance alone and to be hatched from a cock's egg. Annotations
  • So in the dragon books I have faeries and giants and basilisks which kill by a glance but bear no physical resemblance to the mythological cockatrice. Archive 2010-04-01
  • To desire kingship rather than servantship -- the Cockatrice's sin, or deaf Death rather than hearkening Life -- the Adder's sin, -- these are both possible to all the intelligences of the universe. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens
  • A cockatrice is a serpent, often identified with the basilisk; it is said to be able to kill by its glance alone and to be hatched from a cock's egg. Annotations
  • Like a basilisk or cockatrice it is, speaking of magical, wonderful animals. Magical wonderful animal | clusterflock
  • On the South wall, tinder an atrb fupported by two black marble Corinthian pillars, is a Lady kneeling before a dejk, with a book lying open upon it, and over her head checquy P.S. atg. and foible, crejl a cockatrice, over one of the pillars H. A description of that admirable structure, the cathedral church of Salisbury. : With the chapels, monuments, grave-stones, and their inscriptions. To which is prefixed an account of Old Sarum.
  • Lyrics like “The stony hiss of cockatrice has cast us into serfdom” are sung over looped violin, chirpy synths and a 50-piece string orchestra from Prague. Owen Pallett – Heartland | BUZZGRINDER
  • cockatrice" (literally, "viper's offspring," as Philistia would regard him), namely, Hezekiah awaits you (2Ki 18: 8). Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
  • Also known as a cockatrice, the basilisk is generally a variety of cock with a serpent’s tail and eight legs, and sometimes bearing scales instead of feathers. Eaters Of The Dead
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