basilisk in Persian
شاهمار šâhmâr
/ˈbæzɪlɪsk/
basilisk in Persian: شاهمار (šâhmâr). In English, basilisk means a mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze is deadly.
Persian words for basilisk
- snake-like dragon type
- شاهمار šâhmâr
English meaning of basilisk
- noun A mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze is deadly.
- noun A type of dragon used in heraldry.
- noun Any tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus: the basilisk lizard.
- noun A type of large brass cannon.
basilisk in a sentence
- the deadly look of the basilisk
Synonyms of basilisk
basilisk in other languages
Questions about basilisk in Persian
- What is the meaning of basilisk in Persian?
- Basilisk in Persian is شاهمار (šâhmâr).
- معنی basilisk چیست؟
- Basilisk: شاهمار (šâhmâr).
- 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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Adapted from Wiktionary: basilisk (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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