Basiliscus (redirect from Basiliskos)
Basiliscus (Greek: Βασιλίσκος, translit. Basilískos; died 476/477) was Eastern Roman emperor from 9 January 475 to August 476. He became magister militum...
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Hypostomus basilisko, the basilisk pleco, is a species of armored suckermouth catfish from South America. It is endemic to the Salobra River basin, which...
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name, basiliscus, is derived from the Greek word for king, βασιλισκος (basiliskos), and alludes to this snake's large size and potent venom. No subspecies...
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basilisk. Its generic, specific, and common names all derive from the Greek basilískos (βασιλίσκος), meaning 'little king'. The specific epithet was given in...
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name, Basiliscus, and the common name, "basilisk", derive from the Greek basilískos (βασιλίσκος) meaning "little king". The specific epithet, vittatus, which...
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to stone by its gaze: the basilisk. This name derives from the Greek basilískos (βασιλίσκος) meaning "little king". This generic name was given in Carl...
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Rēgulus is Latin for 'prince' or 'little king'; its Greek equivalent is Basiliskos or, in Latinised form, Basiliscus. The name Regulus first appeared in...
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translates to the Greek árchōn (ἄρχων). It is presumably translated as basiliskos (βασιλίσκος "petty king") in the Passio of Sabbas the Goth. The Gothic...
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natural predator, the mongoose. The word originates from the Greek form basilískos (Greek: βασιλίσκος; Latin: basiliscus), which means "little king", "little...
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were successful in defeating the Blemmyes, and an inscription by Silko, "Basiliskos" of the Nobatae, claims to have driven the Blemmyes into the Eastern Desert...
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