cocatrice

Middle English

Alternative forms

cocatryse, cocautrice, cockatrise, cokatryce, kokatrice

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cocatriz, from Late Latin calcātrīx.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔkəˈtriːs(ə)/

Noun

cocatrice

basilisk
Synonyms: basilicke, basilicok

Descendants

English: cockatrice

References

“cocatrīce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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