c. 1300, from Latin basiliscus, from Greek basiliskos "little king," diminutive of basileus "king" (see Basil); said by Pliny to have been so called because of a crest or spot on i [..]

Basilisk(in RSV, Isaiah 11:8 ; 14:29 ; 59:5 ; Jeremiah 8:17 ), the "king serpent," as the name imports; a fabulous serpent said to be three spans long, with a spot on its head like a crown. [..]

  a reptile, said to kill with its breath; large cannon, made of brass.

(in R.V., Isa. 11:8; 14:29; 59:5; Jer. 8:17), the "king serpent," as the name imports; a fabulous serpent said to be three spans long, with a spot on its head like a crown. Probably the yell [..]

Giant snake whose stare will cause their victims to suffer instant death.

(n) (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance(n) ancient brass cannon(n) small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical Amer [..]

The king of serpents (Greek, basileus, a king), supposed to have the power of “looking any one dead on whom it fixed its eyes.” Hence Dryden makes Clytus say to Alexander, “ [..]

A generic term for a large bronze cannon of exceptional power, used in the 15th and 16th centuries. Named after the 'king serpent' or dragon of legend, which had a supposed deadly breath and [..]

a kind of ordnance

A mythical (and heraldic) snake-like dragon type, reputed to be so venomous that its gaze was deadly. ''The deadly look of the basilisk'' (heraldiccharge) A type of dragon used in heraldry. A [..]

basilisk (mythical creature) basilisk, any reptile of genus ''Basiliscus''