basilisk

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Alternative forms

• basilisc

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French basilique, from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basiliskos, “royal, imperial”), from βασιλεύς (basileus, “king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbæs.ɪ.lɪsk/, X-SAMPA: /"b{z.I.lIsk/

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Noun

basilisk (plural basilisks)

1. A mythical (and heraldic) snake-like dragon type, reputed to be so venomous that its gaze was deadly.

   The deadly look of the basilisk

2. In heraldry, a type of dragon
3. (zoology) A treedwelling type of lizard, of genus Basiliscus.
4. A type of large brass cannon.

Translations

snake-like dragon type

• Bulgarian: базилиск (bg) (bazilisk) m
• Czech: bazilišek (cs) m
• Dutch: basilisk m, koningshagedis
• Esperanto: bazilisko (eo)
• French: basilic (fr) m
• Greek: βασιλίσκος (el) (vasilískos) m, δράκων (el) (drákon) m
• Italian: basilisco (it) m
• Japanese: バシリスク (ja) (bashirisuku)
• Korean: 바실리스크 (ko) (basilliseukeu)

• Malay: basilisk (ms)
• Norwegian: basilisk (no) m
• Polish: bazyliszek m
• Portuguese: basilisco (pt) m
• Romanian: vasilisc (ro) m
• Russian: василиск (ru) (vasilísk) m
• Slovene: bazilisk (sl) m
• Swedish: basilisk (sv)

type of lizard (genus Basiliscus)

• Czech: bazilišek (cs) m
• Dutch: basilisk, boomhagedis
• Esperanto: bazilisko (eo)
• French: basilic (fr) m

• Greek: βασιλίσκος (el) (vasilískos) m
• Italian: basilisco (it) m
• Russian: василиск (ru) (vasilísk) m

type of large brass cannon

• French: basilic (fr) m
• Italian: basilisco (it) m

• Russian: василиск (ru) (vasilísk) m

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• Latin: basiliscus
• Norwegian: basilisk m

• Persian: اژدهای بالدار (ezhdeha-ye baldar) (1)
• Slovak: bazilisk m

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Noun

basilisk m (plural basilisken, diminutive basiliskje)

1. The mythological or heraldic monster basilisk
2. (zoology) A treedwelling type of lizard, of genus Basiliscus.

Synonyms

• (mythology) koningshagedis
• (zoology) boomhagedis