cockatrice in English

noun
1
a mythical animal depicted as a two-legged dragon (or wyvern) with a cock's head.
The unicorn bounced back to her as the cockatrices caught up and continued to flock overhead.

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1. The name is applied because of a resemblance to the legendary monster called Basilisk ( see cockatrice )

2. In Hellenic and Roman legend, a Basilisk (also called a cockatrice) was a serpent-like creature capable of destroying other creatures by way of its deadly stare.

3. Folklore holds that, much like for the cockatrice, the first Basilisks hatched from leathery eggs laid by snakes and incubated by roosters, but little in the basilisk’s physiology lends any credence to this claim.

4. Folklore holds that, much like for the cockatrice, the first Basilisks hatched from leathery eggs laid by snakes and incubated by roosters, but little in the Basilisk’s physiology lends any credence to this claim.

5. Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.