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Etymology
First attested w:1382|1382, from OF. cocatris, from LL. calcatrix, from L. calcare "to tread," from Greek ikhneumon "tracker, tracer."
Noun
cockatrice wikipedia
#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" -- "The Spell of Egypt" by J. Walker McSpadden?
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