ALL meanings of basilisk
bas·i·lisk
B b - noun basilisk (in classical legend) a serpent that could kill by its breath or glance 3
- noun basilisk 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 3
- noun basilisk a 16th-century medium cannon, usually made of brass 3
- noun basilisk a mythical lizardlike monster with supposedly fatal breath and glance, fabled to have been hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg 3
- noun basilisk any of a genus (Basiliscus) of iguanas with an erectile crest on the back and tail and an inflatable pouch on the head 3
- noun basilisk an obsolete kind of cannon 3
- noun basilisk A mythical reptile with a lethal gaze or breath, hatched by a serpent from a cock’s egg. 1
- noun basilisk variety of lizard 1
- noun basilisk Classical Mythology. a creature, variously described as a serpent, lizard, or dragon, said to kill by its breath or look. 1
- noun basilisk 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. 1
- noun basilisk A mythical (and heraldic) snake-like dragon type, reputed to be so venomous that its gaze was deadly. 0
- noun basilisk (heraldry) A type of dragon used in heraldry. 0
- noun basilisk A tree-dwelling type of lizard of the genus Basiliscus. 0
- noun basilisk A type of large brass cannon. 0
- adjective basilisk Suggesting a basilisk (snake-like dragon): baleful, spellbinding. 0