BASILISCUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Basiliscus mean? • BASILISCUS (noun)
The noun BASILISCUS has 1 sense:
1. a reptile genus of Iguanidae
Familiarity information: BASILISCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BASILISCUS (noun)
Meaning:
A reptile genus of Iguanidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Basiliscus; genus Basiliscus
Hypernyms ("Basiliscus" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Basiliscus"):
basilisk (small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America)
Holonyms ("Basiliscus" is a member of...):
family Iguania; family Iguanidae; Iguania; Iguanidae (New World lizards)
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