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basilisk: see iguana iguana (ĭgwä`nə), name for several large lizards of the family Iguanidae, found in tropical America and the Galapagos. ..... Click the link for more information. . basilisk 1. (in classical legend) a serpent that could kill by its breath or glance 2. any small arboreal semiaquatic lizard of the genus Basiliscus of tropical America: family Iguanidae (iguanas). The males have an inflatable head crest, used in display basilisk monstrous reptile; has fatal breath and glance. [Gk. Folklore: Jobes, 184]
See : Deadliness basilisk lizard supposed to kill with its gaze. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Handbook, 93] See : Monsters |
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