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cockatrice 1. a legendary monster, part snake and part cock, that could kill with a glance 2. another name for basilisk cockatrice half-serpent, half-cock; kills with glance. [Heraldry: Brewer Dictionary, 243] See : Monsters How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In a discussion of Ovid's influence on The Rape of Lucrece, he notes that Shakespeare expands Ovid with lavish use of animal imagery, producing a list including a cockatrice with a dead-killing eye, a night-owl, and a griffin. When a character in one of my stories is bubbling (a Jamaican dance style) to a reggae song one minute and babbling about cockatrices the next, what is the reader to make of her? Additional features include, a new extensive single player campaign, new skills, including Tumble and Appraise; new feats, such as Divine Might, Great Cleave and Bullheaded; new weapons, such as Holy Water Flasks and Choking Powder; five new prestige classes, including the Blackguard, Shadowdancer, and Assassin; new monsters from the D&D(TM) universe, including the Pit Fiend, Cockatrice, Sphinx and Manticore; and more than 50 additional spells. |
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