Complete Definition of "basilisk"

English

Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French basilisc, from Latin basiliscus, from Greek basiliskos

Noun
Basilisk

  1. a mythical snake-like creature reputed to be so venomous its gaze was deadly

#:"The deadly look of the basilisk"

  1. a type of lizard (genus Basiliscus)
  2. a type of large brass cannon

Translations
rfc-trans
Czech: bazilišek m
French: basilic :fr:basilic|* (1-3)
Latin: basiliscus
Dutch: basilisk (1,1), basilisk, veldslang (2)
Italian: basilisco m (1,2)
Persian: ا�د�ا� با�دار (ezhdeha-ye baldar) (1)
Norwegian: basilisk m
Polish: bazyliszek m
Portuguese: basilisco m
Russian: ва�или�к /vasilísk/ m
Slovak: bazilisk#Slovak|bazilisk m
Slovene: bazilisk m (1, 2, 3)

See also
w:basilisk|Wikipedia article on the Basilisk

Category:Mythological creatures

io:basilisk
te:basilisk
vi:basilisk
zh:basilisk

Revision and Credits for"basilisk"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.