MEANING
A legendary serpent or reptilian monster believed able to kill with its gaze or breath.
Use it for
dangerous eye contact; lethal guardians; legendary animal loreBuild a confrontation around perception rather than brute force.
Words that belong together
- basilisk's gaze
- slay a basilisk
- basilisk venom
On the page
The basilisk watched its own reflection in the polished shield.
No bird sang above the basilisk's burrow.
Her guide insisted the blindfold mattered more than the sword against a basilisk.
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- basilisk
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Historically overlaps with the cockatrice; its modern zoological sense names a harmless-to-humans lizard and is separate. Noun: basilisk; plural basilisks.
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