English-Thai Dictionary

basilisk

N สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน  lizard sad-lueai-khlan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BASILISK

n.s as z. [L. basiliscus.] 1. A fabulous serpent, called a cockatrice, and said to be produced from a cock's egg brooded by a serpent. The ancients alledged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath and even its look was fatal. Some writers suppose that a real serpent exists under this name.
2. In military affairs, a large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size. This cannon carried a ball of 2 pounds weight, but is not now used. Modern writers give this name to cannon of a smaller size, which the Dutch make 15 feet long, and the French 1 , carrying a 48 pound ball.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BASILISK

Bas "i *lisk, n. Etym: [L. basiliscus, Gr. little king, kind of serpent, dim. of 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 other serpents, and that its breath, and even its look, was fatal. See Cockatrice. Make me not sighted like the basilisk. Shak.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family Iguanidæ.

 

Note: This genus is remarkable for a membranous bag rising above the occiput, which can be filled with air at pleasure; also for an elevated crest along the back, that can be raised or depressed at will.

 

3. (Mil. )

 

Defn: A large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

basilisk

bas i lisk |ˈbasəˌlisk, ˈbaz- ˈbæzəˌlɪsk | ▶noun 1 a mythical reptile with a lethal gaze or breath, hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg. • Heraldry another term for cockatrice. 2 a long, slender, and mainly bright green lizard found in Central America, the male of which has a crest running from the head to the tail. It can swim well and is able to run on its hind legs across the surface of water. [Basiliscus plumifrons, family Iguanidae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek basiliskos ‘little king, serpent, ’ from basileus ‘king. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

basilisk

basilisk |ˈbazɪlɪsk | ▶noun 1 a mythical reptile with a lethal gaze or breath, hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg. • Heraldry another term for cockatrice. 2 a long, slender, and mainly bright green lizard found in Central America, the male of which has a crest running from the head to the tail. It can swim well, and is able to run on its hind legs across the surface of water. ●Basiliscus plumifrons, family Iguanidae. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek basiliskos ‘little king, serpent ’, from basileus ‘king ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Basilisk

Ba si lisk Substantiv, maskulin , der |Basil i sk |1 (auf orientalische Vorstellungen zurückgehendes ) antikes und mittelalterliches Fabelwesen mit tödlichem Blick, das von einer Schlange oder Kröte aus einem Hühnerei ausgebrütet worden sein soll und meist als Hahn mit einem Schlangenschwanz dargestellt wird mittelhochdeutsch basiliske < lateinisch basiliscus < griechisch basilískos = eine Schlangenart, eigentlich Verkleinerungsform von: basileús = König 2 im tropischen Amerika heimischer Leguan mit Hautkämmen über Schwanz und Rücken und Hautlappen am Kopf

 

Basiliskenblick

Ba si lis ken blick Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |Basil i skenblick |stechender, böser Blick

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

basilisk

bas i lisk /bǽzəlɪ̀sk, bǽs -/名詞 C 1 〘ギ神 〙バシリスク (cockatrice ) 〘ニワトリのトサカと体 ヘビの尾を持ち, 息や眼光で人を殺したといわれる伝説上の怪獣 〙.2 〘動 〙バシリスクトカゲ 〘熱帯アメリカ産のイグアナ科のトカゲ 〙.