basilisk has definitions from the fields of zoology,military,arms,classical mythology
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[ noun ] (military,arms) ancient brass cannon

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cannon

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[ noun ] (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
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[ noun ] (zoology) small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America

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iguanid Basiliscus

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