definition cockatrice
A cockatrice is a serpent, often identified with the basilisk; it is said to be able to kill by its glance alone and to be hatched from a cock's egg. A cockatrice is a Dragon with a Crown on his head, and hatched by a Viper on a Cock's Egg. The Viper was the Symbol of. Annotations. Also known as a cockatrice, the basilisk is generally a variety of cock with a serpentâs tail and eight legs, and sometimes bearing scales instead of feathers.