Meaning

1 senses
  1. (humorous, uncommon)A female cockatrice.

Origin

A blend of hen + cockatrice by analogy with cock (“male chicken”) and hen (“female chicken

A blend of hen + cockatrice by analogy with cock (“male chicken”) and hen (“female chicken”).

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Forms

plural: henatrices
Singularhenatrice
Pluralhenatrices

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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