cockatrice

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

First attested 1382, from Old French cocatriz, from Late Latin calcātrīx (“she who treads upon something”), from Latin calcō (“tread”), from calx (“heel, hoof”).

Noun

cockatrice (plural cockatrices)

1. 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.
   • (Can we date this quote?) J. Walker McSpadden, The Spell of Egypt

     “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”

Translations

legendary creature

• Dutch: slangdraak (nl) m
• French: cocatrix (fr) f
• Italian: coccatrice (it) f

• Japanese: コカトリス (ja) (kokatorisu)
• Marathi: कॉकट्रिस (mr) (kǒkaṭrisa)
• Swedish: basilisk (sv) c

See also

• basilisk