cocatrice (s.xii3/4)
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cocatrice (s.xii3/4)

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[ FEW: 2/i,65b calcare; Gdf: 2,165a cocatris; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,512 cocatriz; DEAF:  cocatriz; DMF:  cocatriz; TLF: ∅; OED:  cockatrice n.; MED:  cocatrice n.; DMLBS: 368a cocatrix ]
cocatriz,  coketriz,  cockatris; 
pl. cocatrix  

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1rept.zool.crocodile: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Les fors cocatrices e les ypotamos  5692
( 1219-21; MS: s.xivin )  En le braz de flum ke curt a Tanise sunt mult de cocatrix. Li cocatriz est une beste de la faiture e de la furme de lesarde, mes mult est grande. E si ad quatre piez e curtes quises e grande teste e gros piez e plener, e mult est orrible beste a veer  137
( MS: s.xiv2 )  sur les pertuz del serpent et el crevage du coketriz […]  (A) 222va
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