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basilisk in Arabic

بَاسِلِيق bāsilīq

/ˈbæzɪlɪsk/

basilisk in Arabic: بَاسِلِيق (bāsilīq), باسيليق (bāsīlīq), بَازِيلِيسْق (bāzīlīsq). In English, basilisk means a mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze is deadly.

Arabic words for basilisk

snake-like dragon type
بَاسِلِيق bāsilīq, باسيليق bāsīlīq
type of lizard (genus Basiliscus)
بَازِيلِيسْق bāzīlīsq

English meaning of basilisk

  1. noun A mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze is deadly.
  2. noun A type of dragon used in heraldry.
  3. noun Any tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus: the basilisk lizard.
  4. noun A type of large brass cannon.

Full definition of basilisk

basilisk in a sentence

  • the deadly look of the basilisk

Synonyms of basilisk

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Questions about basilisk in Arabic

What is the meaning of basilisk in Arabic?
Basilisk in Arabic is بَاسِلِيق (bāsilīq), باسيليق (bāsīlīq), بَازِيلِيسْق (bāzīlīsq).
ما معنى كلمة basilisk؟
Basilisk: بَاسِلِيق (bāsilīq), باسيليق (bāsīlīq), بَازِيلِيسْق (bāzīlīsq).
What does basilisk mean in English?
Basilisk means a mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze is deadly.

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