basilisk

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1. basilisk - Noun

2. basilisk - Adjective

Meaning

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.

A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family Iguanidae.

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

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He is the one, in fact, who realizes that the Basilisk fang is a potential weapon against a Horcrux, and finishes the job right as everyone else is about to be consumed by the ravaging Fiendfyre. Source: Internet

Harry defeats the manifestation of Riddle from the diary and the basilisk. Source: Internet

During the last half of the novel, Lucius Malfoy forces the school's other eleven governors to suspend Dumbledore as Headmaster in the wake of attacks by a basilisk in the school when the Chamber of Secrets is opened. Source: Internet

Many reptile species will also temporarily adopt bipedalism while fighting. citation One genus of basilisk lizard can run bipedally across the surface of water for some distance. Source: Internet

“I am sure this lizard was a Basiliscus amoratus, a striped basilisk lizard, found here in Costa Rica and also in Honduras. Source: Internet

The Basilisk lived in “his little courtyard full of persimmons and coconuts”, in the spice city of Ajanabh. Source: Internet

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