amphisien cockatrice

[Fr. am phiscien tropical (see AMPHISCIANS), and Eng. cockatrice.] Her. A name for the mythic animal called the Basilisk, which resembles a cockatrice, but is two-headed; the second head being affixed to its tail. (Glo . of Her .) ăm-phis-i-lē, ăm-phys'-y-lē, s. [Gr. ἀμφί ( amphi ) = on both sides; second element doubtful.] Zool. A genus of fishes of the order Acanthopterygii and the family Fistula ridæ. They have the back covered with large scaly plates. Locality, the Indian Ocean.