Basiliscus

== Translingual == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Basiliscus m A taxonomic genus within the family Corytophanidae. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Iguania – suborder; Pleurodonta – infraorder; Corytophanidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Basiliscus basiliscus (common basilisk) – type species === References === Basiliscus (lizard) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Basiliscus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Basiliscus (lizard) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “royal”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ba.sɪˈlɪs.kʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ba.s̬iˈlis.kus] === Proper noun === Basiliscus m sg (genitive Basiliscī); second declension An East Roman Emperor, Basiliscus ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: Basilisco