Cockatrice
WordNet
noun
(1) Monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance
WiktionaryText
Etymology
First attested 1382, from , from , from , from .
Noun
- A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.
- "Peace reigns in happy Luxor. The lion lies down with the lamb, and the child, if it will, may harmlessly put its hand into the cockatrice's den" -- "The Spell of Egypt" by J. Walker McSpadden