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cockatrice

noun cock·a·trice \ˈkä-kə-trəs, -ˌtrīs\

Definition of COCKATRICE

:  a legendary serpent that is hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg and that has a deadly glance
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Origin of COCKATRICE

Middle English cocatrice, from Middle French cocatris ichneumon, cockatrice, from Medieval Latin cocatric-, cocatrix ichneumon
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with COCKATRICE

asking price, break the ice, comma splice, dirty rice, edelweiss, hammer price, imprecise, market price, merchandise, on thin ice, overprice, paradise, point-device, reserve price, roll the dice, sacrifice, Spanish rice, sticker price, underprice, water ice, wellhead price

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