English noun: basilisk | |||
1. | basilisk (person) (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mythical creature, mythical monster | ||
Domain category | classical mythology | ||
2. | basilisk (artifact) ancient brass cannon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cannon | ||
3. | basilisk (animal) small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America | ||
Broader (hypernym) | iguanid, iguanid lizard | ||
Member meronym | Basiliscus, genus Basiliscus | ||