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Basilisk

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Basilisk"

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Word	Definition
basiliscnoun	Alternative form of basilisk. [(mythology) A mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze is deadly.]
dragonnoun	A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature.
basilisk lizardnoun	A tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus.
serpentnoun	(now literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.
lion lizardnoun	(dated) basilisk (tree-dwelling lizard)
vipernoun	A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
three-step snakenoun	Any highly venomous snake.
twig snakenoun	a venomous snake from the genus Thelotornis.
aspisnoun	(historical) A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers.
addernoun	Someone who or something which performs arithmetic addition; a machine for adding numbers.
thanatophidianoun	(obsolete) deadly snakes
fierce snakenoun	A highly venomous snake, Oxyuranus microlepidotus.
ophidiannoun	Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
anguipednoun	A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
serpentkindnoun	All serpents, considered as a group.
chinese dragonnoun	(mythology) A legendary creature, usually depicted as long and snake-like, with many claws, common in several East Asian cultures.
cockatricenoun	(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.
sand vipernoun	Any of various snakes:
zilantnoun	(rare) A winged snake- or dragon-like creature in the mythology of the Russian, Tatar, Chuvash and Mari peoples around Kazan.
fiery serpentnoun	dracunculiasis