"Basiliscus" meaning in All languages combined

See Basiliscus on Wiktionary

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: [ba.sɪˈlɪs.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ba.s̬iˈlis.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Basiliscī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Basiliscus [nominative, singular], Basiliscī [genitive, singular], Basiliscō [dative, singular], Basiliscum [accusative, singular], Basiliscō [ablative, singular], Basilisce [singular, vocative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “royal”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|βασιλίσκος|t=royal}} Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “royal”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Basiliscus<2>|g=m}} Basiliscus m sg (genitive Basiliscī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Basiliscus<2>}}
  1. An East Roman Emperor, Basiliscus Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular

Proper name [Translingual]

Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|head=Basiliscus|nogendercat=1}} Basiliscus m
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Corytophanidae. Tags: masculine Hyponyms (genus): Basiliscus basiliscus (english: type species)
    Sense id: en-Basiliscus-mul-name-A-4uLN4Y Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Taxonomic names needing vernacular names, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus) Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Deuterostomia (english: infrakingdom), Chordata (english: phylum), Vertebrata (english: subphylum), Gnathostomata (english: infraphylum), Tetrapoda (english: superclass), Reptilia (english: family) [class], Diapsida (english: subclass), Lepidosauromorpha (english: infraclass), Lepidosauria (english: superorder), Squamata (english: order), Iguania (english: suborder), Pleurodonta (english: infraorder), Corytophanidae (english: family)
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