COCKATRICE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cockatrice" is a kind of...):

mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)

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