basilisk

English Thesaurus

1. small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	iguanid, iguanid lizard,
definition	:	lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	basiliscus, genus basiliscus,
definition	:	a reptile genus of Iguanidae (noun.animal)

2. ancient brass cannon (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	cannon,
definition	:	a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels (noun.artifact)

3. (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance (noun.person)

hypernym	:	mythical creature, mythical monster,
definition	:	a monster renowned in folklore and myth (noun.person)

domain category	:	classical mythology,
definition	:	the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks (noun.group)