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Word: Basilisk
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek basiliskos ‘little king, serpent’, from basileus ‘king’
ˈbazɪlɪsk
a mythical reptile with a lethal gaze or breath, hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg.
Short Definition:mythical reptile with lethal gaze or breath, hatched by serpent from cock's egg
a long, slender, and mainly bright green lizard found in Central America, the male of which has a crest running from the head to the tail. It can swim well, and is able to run on its hind legs across the surface of water.
Short Definition:long, slender, and mainly bright green lizard found in Central America, male
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