COCKATRICE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance
Categories: Mythical monster, Mythical creature
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🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "cockatrice" comes from Latin calcō. It started in Late Latin calcātrīx. Then it appeared in Old French cocatriz. Later, people used it in Middle English cocatrice.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.