Cockatrice
21cockatrice — cock·a·trice …
22cockatrice — cock•a•trice [[t]ˈkɒk ə trɪs[/t]] n. 1) myt a legendary monster, part serpent and part fowl, that could kill with a glance 2) bib a venomous serpent. Isa. 11:8 • Etymology: 1350–1400; cocatrice < MF cocatris < ML caucātrīces (pl.), L… …
23cockatrice — /ˈkɒkətrəs/ (say kokuhtruhs), / traɪs/ (say truys) noun 1. a mythical serpent with deadly glance, reputed to be hatched by a serpent from a cock s egg, and commonly represented with the head, legs, and wings of a cock and the body and tail of a… …
24cockatrice — n. basilisk …
25Cockatrice — A serpent that is so horrible that it can kill with only a glance. In the Middle Ages the Basilisk was a snake with the head of a cock or a human head. If it saw its own reflection, it would die from fright. To kill it hold a mirror in front… …
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26cockatrice — Mo o pepeiao hao …
27cockatrice — n. 1 = BASILISK 1. 2 Heraldry a fabulous animal, a cock with a serpent s tail. Etymology: ME f. OF cocatris f. L calcare tread, track, rendering Gk ikhneumon tracker: see ICHNEUMON …
28HMS Cockatrice — Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cockatrice after the legendary creature:* The first Cockatrice , launched in 1781, was a 14 gun cutter, sold in 1802. * Cockatrice was to have been the name for HMS Brevdrageren in 1812, but was… …
29Monsters of Final Fantasy — Articleissues cleanup = May 2008 primarysources = June 2007 In the Final Fantasy series of console role playing games by Square Enix (formerly Square), monsters are common antagonists to the playable characters, with usually no relevance to the… …
30The Book of the Dun Cow (novel) — The Book of the Dun Cow is a novel by Walter Wangerin, Jr.. It is loosely based upon the beast fable of Chanticleer and the Fox and named after the common name for Lebor na hUidre , an ancient Irish manuscript of stories. The book was awarded the …
