cockatrice /ˈkɒkətɹaɪs/ noun5 •A monster with a lethal gaze or breath, originally believed to originate from a cock egg brooded over by a snake or toad, later specifically combining serpentine and landfowl features and particularly (heraldry) a rooster-headed wyvern. •(no longer used) Synonym of basilisk, a serpentine dragon so poisonous that even its gaze is deadly. •(disapproving, no longer used) An evil, deceitful, or destructive person.... this little cockatrice of a king ... — 1622 •(offensive, no longer used) Synonym of whore, a female prostitute, a sexually promiscuous woman. •(no longer used) Synonym of crocodile. formscockatrices