basilisk
英 ['bæzɪlɪsk]
美['bæzɪlɪsk]
- n. 蛇怪，蜥蜴状妖怪（传说中的）；一种老式火炮
英英释意
- 1. (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
- 2. ancient brass cannon
- 3. small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America