Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "cockatrice" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COCKATRICE

From Old French cocatris, from Medieval Latin cocatrix, from Late Latin calcātrix trampler, tracker (translating Greek ikhneumonichneumon), from Latin calcāre to tread, from calx heel.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF COCKATRICE

cockatrice  [ˈkɒkətrɪs] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COCKATRICE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cockatrice is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COCKATRICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cockatrice

Cockatrice

A cockatrice is a mythical beast, essentially a two-legged dragon with a rooster's head. Described by Laurence Breiner as "an ornament in the drama and poetry of the Elizabethans", it featured prominently in English thought and myth for centuries.

Definition of cockatrice in the English dictionary

The definition of cockatrice in the dictionary is a legendary monster, part snake and part cock, that could kill with a glance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COCKATRICE


actress
ˈæktrɪs
buttress
ˈbʌtrɪs
cicatrice
ˈsɪkətrɪs
conductress
kənˈdʌktrɪs
conspiratress
kənˈspɪrətrɪs
fortress
ˈfɔːtrɪs
huntress
ˈhʌntrɪs
idolatress
aɪˈdɒlətrɪs
interlocutrice
ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtrɪs
liatris
laɪˈætrɪs
mattress
ˈmætrɪs
mistress
ˈmɪstrɪs
proprietress
prəˈpraɪətrɪs
schoolmistress
ˈskuːlˌmɪstrɪs
sculptress
ˈskʌlptrɪs
seamstress
ˈsɛmstrɪs
songstress
ˈsɒŋstrɪs
temptress
ˈtɛmptrɪs
Ventris
ˈvɛntrɪs
waitress
ˈweɪtrɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COCKATRICE

cockabullies
cockabully
cockade
cockaded
Cockaigne
cockalorum
cockamamie
cockamamy
cockapoo
cockateel
cockatiel
cockatoo
Cockayne
cockbill
cockbird
cockboat
cockchafer
Cockcroft
cockcrow
cockcrowing

WORDS THAT END LIKE COCKATRICE

asking price
at a price
at any price
aviatrice
brown rice
cantatrice
caprice
directrice
gentrice
improvvisatrice
list price
Maurice
price
purchase price
reserve price
rice
sale price
speculatrice
trice
unit price

Synonyms and antonyms of cockatrice in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cockatrice» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF COCKATRICE

Find out the translation of cockatrice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cockatrice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cockatrice» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

怪蛇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

basilisco
570 millions of speakers

English

cockatrice
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोकट्रस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cockatrice
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

василиск
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

basilisco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কল্পিত সর্পদানব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

basilic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cockatrice
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Basilik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コカトリス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

코카 트리스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cockatrice
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rắn hoang đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டுவிரியனின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉकट्रिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

efsanevi yılan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

basilisco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bazyliszek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

василіск
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

basilic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cockatrice
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

basilisk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cockatrice
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cockatrice
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cockatrice

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COCKATRICE»

The term «cockatrice» is regularly used and occupies the 55.537 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
74
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «cockatrice» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of cockatrice
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «cockatrice».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COCKATRICE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cockatrice» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cockatrice» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cockatrice

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COCKATRICE»

Discover the use of cockatrice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cockatrice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Cockatrice Boys
After the world is invaded by monsters and modern civilization collapses, the English countryside becomes a dangerous wasteland, and a heroic band leaves London by train in an attempt to transport some now valuable vegetables to Manchester.
Joan Aiken, 2002
2
The Book of God: The Bible as a Novel
The Book of God reads like a fine novel, bringing a wise and beautiful rendering of the Bible, retold by master storyteller Walter Wangerin, Jr. Wangerin recreates the high drama, low comedy, gentle humor, and awesome holiness of the Bible ...
Walter Wangerin, 1996
3
The Battle for Castle Cockatrice
The Horn Book
Gerald Durrell, 1999
4
Curiosities of animal and vegetable life
The Cockatrice. The word cockatrice confessedly denotes an imaginary animal; but the cockatrice of the Bible is a very different thing from the fabulous creature of which we read in legends and heraldic books. It is confessedly a misfortune that ...
John Timbs, 1872
5
An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to ...
Bull (Winged) Az. a winged bull rump. or. Cadenet. Cockatrice Arg. a cockatrice az. combed beaked wattled and rueinbered gu. Dancye, co. Lancaster. Arg. a cockatrice gn. Drake. Arg. a cockatrice sa. combed and membered gu. Langley, co.
John Woody Papworth, Morant. A. W., 1874
6
Report of the Marlborough College Natural History Society ...
Some are of opinion that it is brought forth of i cock's egg sat npon by a snake or toad and so becomes a cockatrice. It is slid ti> be half a foot in length, the hinder part like a serpent, the forepart like a cock. Others are of opinion that the cock that  ...
Marlborough College. Natural History Society, 1881
7
The Times Law Reports and Commercial Cases
This was a claim by the owners of the steam drifter Rival and her master and crew to recover the damages they had sustained by reason of a collision between the Rival and the defendants' steam trawler Cockatrice in the North Sea on ...
8
Cockatrice
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A cockatrice is a legendary creature, essentially a two-legged dragon with a rooster's head. "An ornament in the drama and poetry of the Elizabethans," Laurence Breiner described it.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
9
Penn Monthly
In the Bible it abounds : Proverbs, x*iii., 32 : " It stingeth like a cockatrice;" Isaiah, xi., 8: "The weaned child shall put his hand in the cockatrice's den ;" Isaiah, xiv., 29 : " Out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a  ...
10
Biblical Natural Science: Being the Explanation of All ...
The word occurs other four times, and is, except here, rendered "cockatrice" — " The sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den" (Isa. xi. 8). " Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, ...
John Duns, 1863

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COCKATRICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cockatrice is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Meet Anton "Airbrushed" Bystedt
I didn't get the beta key right away, so I played on a software called "Cockatrice" (CCG/TCG Emulator) for about a month until I got a beta key ... «SK Gaming, Jul 15»
2
Shakespeare for Everybody
Where would we be without words like “dexterously,” “obscene” and “cockatrice?” Shakespeare festivals have been around for quite some ... «Southernminn.com, Jun 15»
3
How To Get Mastercrafted Griffin School Gear – Witcher 3
You'll need to fight a cockatrice to get access to the tower. Inside, you will find the chest. mastercrafted griffin silver sword. Mastercrafted Griffin ... «Geek Snack, Jun 15»
4
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Quest Guide — The Shrieker
Once on the ground, take quick swings and the Cockatrice, using AARD frequently to keep the creature in a daze state. The attacks do quite a ... «Gosu Tech, Jun 15»
5
The Witcher 3: How To Get Fool's Gold Quest DLC And Ballad …
Same for the first Cockatrice and Elementals I encountered. I never ran from a fight, unless I knew it was impossible. I'd just keep reloading my ... «GearNuke, Jun 15»
6
Fantastic Fighting Styles
The first of these styles would be the cockatrice style, which increases teh DC of both Gorgon Fist and Scorpion Style, while also adding ... «NERD TREK, Jun 15»
7
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt review—hunting fiends for fun and forever
Wild Hunt renders a mean sunset, which is all the more impressive when a raging cockatrice is flying at you through the glare of it. A heftier ... «Ars Technica, May 15»
8
Ninja Slayer From Animation
But then, she's ensnared by a snake-controlling ninja, Cockatrice. In lovingly animated detail and high motion, the show depicts the reptile ... «Anime News Network, May 15»
9
7 Tips for Running an Overnight D&D Game at an Anime Convention
... of lemons to a resort town only to discover that they would have to slay the evil cockatrice Bleak Beak before anyone would buy said lemons. «DorkShelf.com, May 15»
10
How to defeat the Shrieker (Cockatrice) in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
In this Contract, we'll have to take down the Shrieker, which is also classified as a Cockatrice. This fight is actually extremely similar to the Griffin ... «GameZone, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cockatrice [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cockatrice>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z