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# cockatrice

noun (cockatrice, cockatrices)

«cockatrice» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old use, in fairy tales) A cockatrice is a made-up monster, like a snake with a cock's head, whose look was said to kill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cockatrice/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a fearsome creature or a sharp, bossy talker who speaks with threats; in this tale it is a character who answers back

### Examples

- The cockatrice hissed at the knight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cockatrice/#x1)
- "Does it matter?" said the cockatrice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cockatrice/#x2)
- The cockatrice guarded the old well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cockatrice/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cockatrice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cockatrice/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cockatrice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cockatrice.html) on Mova free.