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BASILISK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("basilisk" is a kind of...):
iguanid; iguanid lizard (lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males)
Holonyms ("basilisk" is a member of...):
Basiliscus; genus Basiliscus (a reptile genus of Iguanidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ancient brass cannon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("basilisk" is a kind of...):
cannon (a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("basilisk" is a kind of...):
mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)
Domain category:
classical mythology (the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks)
