cockatrice
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒk.ə.traɪs/us/ˈkɑː.kə.trɪs/animaginarycreature,partsnakeandpartcock(=malechicken), that was said to beabletokillsomeone bylookingat them:
鸡蛇（传说中半鸡半蛇的怪兽，可以用目光杀人）A cockatrice is amythicalbeastthat ishatchedby aserpentfrom anegglaidby arooster.鸡蛇是一种神话中的野兽，由蛇从公鸡所产的蛋中孵化而来。
Synonym
basilisk
- Withitslivid,danglingwattles anditsabilitytokillwith aglance, the cockatrice was referred to in theBibleastypifyingevil.
- According tolegend,Englandwasonceinfestedwith cockatrices, until aknightdressedhimself withmirrorsandwalkedthecountryside,causingthe cockatrices to bedestroyedby thereflectionsfromtheirowneyes.
- Her "mythologicalseries"offersamenagerieofcreaturestaken fromlegendsandlore, such as thegryphon, the cockatrice, and the makara.
- They couldkilleach other by alook, like cockatrices.
Mythological & legendary characters
- Abominable Snowman
- Anancy
- Andromeda
- Ares
- basilisk
- changeling
- Cinderella
- faun
- giantess
- gremlin
- hobbit
- imp
- mermaid
- merman
- Minerva
- Neptune
- Nessie
- Nike
- sphinx
- the Loch Ness Monster