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Noun Concept
Categories: Heraldic beasts, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Greek legendary creatures, Medieval European legendary creatures, Cantabrian mythology
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basilisk  Basalisk  basilicok  basilisks  Baslisk
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(classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance WordNet 3.0
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(classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king, who causes death to those who look into its eyes. Wikipedia
Legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Legendary reptile in European mythology Wikidata
A mythical (and heraldic) snake-like dragon type, reputed to be so venomous that its gaze was deadly. Wiktionary
Snake-like dragon type. Wiktionary (translation)
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The deadly look of the basilisk. Wiktionary
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mythical monster
hybrid beasts in folklore
snakes in mythology
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classical mythology
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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Dictionnaire Infernal
Paulys Realenzyklopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft
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Basalisk, basilicok, basilisks, Baslisk

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