basilisk 
1. (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance • Topics: classical mythology • Hypernyms: mythical monster, mythical creature 2. ancient brass cannon • Hypernyms: cannon 3. small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America • Hypernyms: iguanid, iguanid lizard • Member Holonyms: Basiliscus, genus Basiliscus
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