basilisk
Example Sentences
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Even though numerous other animals do it—from fishing spiders to basilisk lizards—a caterpillar’s half-dozen feet and other protrusions seem better suited to inching up tree branches.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 23, 2021
The catoblepas and, more famously, the basilisk, both described by Pliny the Elder, could kill with the single glance.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 29, 2020
The shelter is temporarily housing some of the animals, including 45 birds, 49 rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, a chinchilla and a brown basilisk.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2017
Reading, gloriously, is a low-tech pleasure, and after a day staring at the basilisk glow of a computer, I like the lightless ease of a printed page, a salve for strained eyes.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2016
“The sword can destroy Horcruxes! Goblin-made blades imbibe only that which strengthen them—Harry, that sword’s impregnated with basilisk venom!”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
