basilisk
noun/ˈbæzɪlɪsk/
/ˈbæzɪlɪsk/
- (in ancient stories) a creature like a snake, which can kill people by looking at them or breathing on themWord Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek basiliskos ‘little king, serpent’, from basileus ‘king’.
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