basilisk
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French basilisc, from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basiliskos, “royal, imperial”), from βασιλεύς (basileus, “king”).
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[edit] Noun
basilisk (plural basilisks)
- A mythical (and heraldic) snake-like dragon type, reputed to be so venomous that its gaze was deadly.
- The deadly look of the basilisk
- In heraldry, a type of dragon
- (zoology) A treedwelling type of lizard, of genus Basiliscus.
- A type of large brass cannon.
[edit] Translations
snake-like dragon type
type of lizard (genus Basiliscus)
type of large brass cannon
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[edit] Noun
basilisk m. (plural basilisken, diminutive basiliskje)
- The mythological or heraldic monster basilisk
- (zoology) A treedwelling type of lizard, of genus Basiliscus.
[edit] Synonyms
- (mythology) koningshagedis
- (zoology) boomhagedis
