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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: basiliscus, from Greek, from basileus; BASILICA

basilisk

 noun
     
bas‧i‧lisk [countable]
an imaginary animal like a snake in ancient stories, supposed to be able to kill people by looking at them
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