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basilisk
[bas-uh-lisk, baz-]
noun
Classical Mythology.a creature, variously described as a serpent, lizard, or dragon, said to kill by its breath or look.
any of several tropical American iguanid lizards of the genus Basiliscus, noted for their ability to run across the surface of water on their hind legs.
basilisk
/ ˈæɪˌɪ /
noun
(in classical legend) a serpent that could kill by its breath or glance
any small arboreal semiaquatic lizard of the genus Basiliscus of tropical America: family Iguanidae (iguanas). The males have an inflatable head crest, used in display
a 16th-century medium cannon, usually made of brass
Other 51Թ Forms
- basiliscine adjective
- basiliscan adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of basilisk1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of basilisk1
Example Sentences
He bought chicken eggs, painted them with dots, and sold them to a city official as basilisk eggs.
But as I did so the head turned, and the eyes fell full upon me, with all their blaze of basilisk horror.
Much harder to lay one’s hands on a wild bull, a basilisk or a wolf.
Other animals, such as the modern green basilisk lizard, have tall, paddle-like tails that function more as social and sexual billboards than as swimming structures.
The catoblepas and, more famously, the basilisk, both described by Pliny the Elder, could kill with the single glance.
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