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BASILISK [2 records]

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Record 1 1998-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
OBS

The Basilisk is one of the monsters with wings; sometimes used synonymously with Cockatrice, it is described in books of heraldry as having an additional head at the end of its tail. The Basilisk is sometimes called an Amphisian Cockatrice.

Key term(s)
  • amphisian cockatrice

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
DEF

Any of several tropical American iguanic lizards of the genus Basiliscus, noted for the ability to run across the surface of water on their hind legs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reptiles et amphibiens
DEF

Lézard d'Amérique tropicale, pourvu d'une crête céphalique et dorsale, vivant dans les arbres, au bord des rivières, et capable de courir sur le sol ou sur l'eau en position bipède. Genre basiliscus, famille des iguanidés.

Spanish

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