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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: 
  • French: basilic :fr:basilic,
  • Dutch: basilisk (1,1), basilisk, veldslang (2)
  • Italian: basilisco (1,2)
Etymology: From Middle English, from Old French basilisc, from Latin basiliscus, from Greek basiliskos


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