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In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk (k, from the Greek βασιλίσκος basilískos, `little king;` Latin regulus) is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents and said to have the power to cause death with a single glance. According to the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder, the basilisk of Cyrene is a small snake, `......
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[anime] ). Airbrushed photo of Luke Short, Dodge City, June 1883, taken from the Dodge City Peace Commission photo (see above). I release all rights to the cropped and airbrushed version here. Original 1883 photo is US-PD due to pre-1923. ...
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[cannon] The basilisk was a very heavy bronze cannon employed during the Middle Ages. The barrel of a basilisk could weigh up to 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) and could have a calibre of up to 5 inches (13 cm). On average they were around 10 feet long, though some, like Queen Elizabeth`s Pocket Pistol, were almost three times that length. The basilis...
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[fantasy role play] Basilisks and variations of the monster have appeared in every edition of the Dungeons & Dragons franchise.{primary source-inline|date=September 2013} Within Dungeons & Dragons, the basilisk is depicted a giant lizard with eight legs, and as a reptilian monster whose gaze can turn creatures to stone. The basilisk receive...
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[manga] The story takes place in the year 1614. Two ninja clans, Tsubagakure of the Iga and Manjidani of Kouga, battle each other to determine which grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu will become the next shogun. The deadly competition between 10 elite ninja from each clan unleashes a centuries-old hatred that threatens to destroy all hope for pea...
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• (n.) A large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size. • (n.) A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family Iguanidae. • (n.) A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath, and ...
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(from the article `military technology`) ...explosive shell did not emerge until the 20th century.) The earliest efficient wrought-iron cannon were called bombards or lombards, a term that ...
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any of four species of forest lizards of tropical North and South America belonging to the family Iguanidae. The name is applied because of a ... [1 related articles]
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In classical Greek and Roman mythology, a reptile whose gaze and breath were lethal. It was said to be hatched by a toad or serpent from the eggs of a cock, and to die if it saw...
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1. 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. 'Make me not sighted like the basilisk.' (Shak) ... 2. <zoology> A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family Iguanidae. ... This genus is remarkable for a...
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Bas'i·lisk noun [ Latin
basiliscus , Greek
basiliskos little king, kind of serpent, dim. of
basileys king; -- so named from some prominences on the head resembling a crown.]
1. A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that its hissing would drive away all...
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A legendary lizard who could kill a man with its stare.
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The basilisk is a name now applied to a genus of saurian reptiles (Basiliscus), belonging to the family Iguanidae, distinguished by an elevated crest or row of scales, erectible at pleasure, which, like the dorsal fins of some fishes, runs along the whole length of the back and tail. The mitred or hooded basilisk (Basiliscus mitrdtus} is especially...
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In mythology the Basilisk was a fabulous creature formerly believed to exist, and variously regarded as a kind of serpent, lizard, or dragon, and sometimes identified with the cockatrice. It inhabited the deserts of Africa, and its breath and even its look was fatal.
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The basilisk was a type of cannon firing a 48 lb shot.
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archaic or obsolete terms > Animals & Birds: 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.
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n] - (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance 2. [n] - ancient brass cannon 3. [n] - small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs
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noun ancient brass cannon
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(zoology) Central and South American lizard, genus
Basiliscus. It is about 50 cm/20 in long and weighs about 90 g/0.2 lb. Its rapid speed (more than 2 m/6.6 ft per second) and the formation of air pockets around the feet enable it to run short distances across th...
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A large type of cannon usually of bronze and of considerable length in proportion to the diameter of its bore.
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