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basilisk
[ bas-uh-lisk, baz- ]
noun
- Classical Mythology. a creature, variously described as a serpent, lizard, or dragon, said to kill by its breath or look.
- any of several tropical American iguanid lizards of the genus Basiliscus, noted for their ability to run across the surface of water on their hind legs.
basilisk
/ 藞产忙锄瑟藢濒瑟蝉办 /
noun
- (in classical legend) a serpent that could kill by its breath or glance
- any small arboreal semiaquatic lizard of the genus Basiliscus of tropical America: family Iguanidae (iguanas). The males have an inflatable head crest, used in display
- a 16th-century medium cannon, usually made of brass
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 产补蝉路颈路濒颈蝉路肠颈苍别 [bas-, uh, -, lis, -in, -ahyn, baz-], 产补蝉顎卛路濒颈蝉顎僣补苍 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of basilisk1
1250鈥1300; Middle English < Latin basiliscus < Greek 产补蝉颈濒铆蝉办辞蝉 princeling, basilisk, equivalent to basil ( 别煤蝉 ) king + -iskos diminutive suffix; allegedly so named from a crownlike white spot on its head
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of basilisk1
C14: from Latin basiliscus , from Greek basiliskos royal child, from basileus king
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He bought chicken eggs, painted them with dots, and sold them to a city official as basilisk eggs.
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But as I did so the head turned, and the eyes fell full upon me, with all their blaze of basilisk horror.
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Much harder to lay one鈥檚 hands on a wild bull, a basilisk or a wolf.
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Other animals, such as the modern green basilisk lizard, have tall, paddle-like tails that function more as social and sexual billboards than as swimming structures.
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The catoblepas and, more famously, the basilisk, both described by Pliny the Elder, could kill with the single glance.
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