basilisk

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze is deadly.

   “the deadly look of the basilisk”

2. isim A type of dragon used in heraldry.
3. isim Any tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus: the basilisk lizard.

   “As a guide to start your collection we'd suggest either iguanas, tejus, swifts, basilisks, horned toads or alligator lizards.”

4. isim A type of large brass cannon.

   “Awake ye men of Memphis, heare the clange / Of Scythian trumpets, heare the Baſiliſkes, / That roaring, ſhake Damaſcus turrets downe, […]”

5. isim An infohazard or cognitohazard, especially a Langford's basilisk.

   “A basilisk, in this context, is information that can hurt you simply because you are aware of it.”

6. sıfat Suggesting a basilisk (snake-like dragon): baleful, spellbinding.

   “Well, She is so basilisk; there's no death in her eyes […]”