Basilisk fang Synonyms

Definitions for Basilisk


  • (noun) (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
  • (noun) small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America
  • (noun) ancient brass cannon

Definitions for Fang


  • (noun) canine tooth of a carnivorous animal ; used to seize and tear its prey
  • (noun) hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison
  • (noun) an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom ; usually evolved from the legs