Cockatrice — Defs

01 n. A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. See Basilisk.

1.
A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. See Basilisk. See: Basilisk
“That bare vowel, I, shall poison more Than the death-darting eye of cockatrice.” — Shak.
2.
A representation of this serpent. It has the head, wings, and legs of a bird, and tail of a serpent.(Her.)
3.
A venomous serpent which which cannot now be identified.(Script.)
“The weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice's [Rev. Ver. basilisk's] den.” — Is. xi. 8.
4.
Any venomous or deadly thing.
“This little cockatrice of a king.” — Bacon.