Bible Dictionaries
Cockatrice
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A venomous serpent which which cannot now be identified.
(2):
(n.) Any venomous or deadly thing.
(3):
(n.) A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. See Basilisk.
(4):
(n.) A representation of this serpent. It has the head, wings, and legs of a bird, and tail of a serpent.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cockatrice'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cockatrice.html. 1828.