[ 'bazɪlɪsk ]
■ noun
1》 a mythical reptile with a lethal gaze or breath, hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg.
↘ Heraldry another term for cockatrice .
2》 a long, slender Central American lizard, the male of which has a crest running from the head to the tail. [ Basiliscus plumifrons .]
Origin
ME: via L. from Gk ~os 'little king, serpent', from basileus 'king'.