Basilisk (disambiguation)
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A basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents.
Basilisk may also refer to:
People
- Basiliscus, Roman emperor (475–476).
Nonfictional uses
- Common basilisk, a lizard found in Central and South American rainforests
- Any lizard of the genus Basiliscus
- Common basilisk, a Mediterranean plant
- Basilisk (The Legendary Pink Dots album), an album by The Legendary Pink Dots
- Basilisk (D'erlanger album), an album by D'erlanger
- Basilisk (cannon)
- HMAS Basilisk, a naval base
- HMS Basilisk, the name of several Royal Navy ships
- Basilisk II, a software emulator
- Basilisk (web browser), developed by the Pale Moon team
- Basilisk, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
Fictional uses
- Basilisk (comics), the name of four Marvel Comics characters
- Basilisk, a fictional terrorist group seen in the DC Comics Suicide Squad
- Basilisk (Harry Potter)
- Basilisk (manga), a manga and anime series
- A motif in the works of author David Langford
- A star system in the David Weber novel On Basilisk Station
- Roko's basilisk, a thought experiment originating on the LessWrong blog