cockatrice

Meaning

cockatrice means a legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses cockatrice to mean a legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in....
• The teacher asked students to find cockatrice in the reading.