Word
Basilisk
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
bas-i-lisk
Definition
- n. - A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that
its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath,
and even its look, was fatal. See Cockatrice.
- n. - A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family
Iguanidae.
- n. - A large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed
resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size.
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