cockatrice
Lethal-gazed hybrid
A cockatrice is a mythical creature, typically depicted as a two-legged dragon or serpent with a rooster's head.
Medieval bestiaries described it as hatched from a cock's egg by a serpent, with a gaze or breath that could kill.
The word now appears mainly in fantasy literature and games: The party encountered a cockatrice in the dungeon.
Cunning, limbless reptile
- roosterMale domestic fowl
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- hatchedEmerged from egg
- eggReproductive cell in shell
toad · venomous · scales · fangs · reptilian · coiled · slither · crow
Reptile that kills by looking
- wyvernBipedal winged dragon
- griffinLegendary eagle-lion hybrid
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- manticoreHuman-headed lion with stinger
dragon · phoenix · hippogriff · roc · harpy · sphinx · pegasus · unicorn
Fixed, intent look
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- petrifyFossilize or paralyze utterly
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- glanceBrief, casual look
stare · lethal · kill · death · freeze · transfix · paralyze · immobilize
Reptile that kills by looking
- manticoreHuman-headed lion with stinger
- griffinLegendary eagle-lion hybrid
- wyvernBipedal winged dragon
- illustratedShown with images
medieval · manuscript · woodcut · illuminated
Cost or accusation
- crestHighest point or tuft
- blazonHeraldic shield notation
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
arms · emblem · tincture · field · ordinaries · supporters · motto · mantling
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
egg · toad · venomous · scales · fangs · reptilian · coiled · slither · crow · comb
basilisk
Reptile that kills by looking
manticore · dragon · phoenix · hippogriff · roc · harpy · sphinx · pegasus · unicorn · kraken
gaze
Fixed, intent look
glance · stare · lethal · kill · death · freeze · transfix · paralyze · immobilize · stiffen
basilisk
Reptile that kills by looking
- manticoreHuman-headed lion with stinger
- griffinLegendary eagle-lion hybrid
- wyvernBipedal winged dragon
illustrated · medieval · manuscript · woodcut · illuminated
charge
Cost or accusation
- crestHighest point or tuft
- blazonHeraldic shield notation
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
shield · arms · emblem · tincture · field · ordinaries · supporters · motto · mantling · helm
- mythical creaturesdragon, dragons, vampire, vampires, werewolf
- Beastsbeast, monster, predator, bull, elephant
- hybrid creatureschimera, griffin, centaur, hippogriff, minotaur
- mythical beingsdragons, dragon, unicorns, unicorn, phoenix
- winged creaturesbird, eagle, hawk, owl, crow
- bestiary creaturesdragon, mermaid, unicorn, phoenix, centaur
cockatricephoenix
Self-immolating, regenerating bird
unicorn · tree of life · pegasus · elixir of life · griffin
cockatriceLamb of God
Christ as atonement offering
phoenix · dove · unicorn · seraph · guardian angel