basilisk

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old French basilisc < Latin basiliscus < Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basiliskos), “‘royal, imperial’”) < βασιλεύς (basileus), “‘king’”).

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Basilisk

  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.

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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)

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

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