noun. ancient brass cannon.
noun. small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America.
noun. (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance.
1. Noun, singular or mass When approached by a predator, the basilisk will either dive to the bottom of the water and hide, or literally run across the surface of the water. 2. Adjective Raptors are one of the basilisk lizard's most formidable foes.
