Australian English Meaning of basilisk

Basilisk

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Definitions and Meaning of basilisk in English

Wordnet

basilisk (n)

(classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance

ancient brass cannon

small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America

Webster

basilisk (n.)

A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath, and even its look, was fatal. See Cockatrice.

A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family Iguanidae.

A large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size.

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Basilisk

(classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance, ancient brass cannon, small crested arboreal lizard able to run on

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basiliscus => basilisk, basiling => basil, basilicon => basilicon, basilicok => Basil, basilicata => Basilicata,