A basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents.

Basilisk may also refer to:

Biology

  • Common basilisk, a lizard found in Central and South American rainforests
  • Any lizard of the genus Basiliscus
  • Prangos ferulacea (Common basilisk), a Mediterranean plant

Arts and entertainment

  • Basilisk (The Legendary Pink Dots album), 1982
  • Basilisk (D'erlanger album), 1990

Fictional uses

  • Basilisk (comics), the name of four Marvel Comics characters
  • Basilisk, a fictional terrorist group seen in the DC Comics Suicide Squad
  • Basilisk (Harry Potter)
  • Basilisk (manga), a manga and anime series
  • A motif in the works of author David Langford
  • A star system in the David Weber novel On Basilisk Station
  • Roko's basilisk, a thought experiment originating on the LessWrong blog

Military

  • Basilisk (cannon)
  • HMAS Basilisk, a naval base
  • HMS Basilisk, the name of several Royal Navy ships

Other

  • Basilisk (web browser), a fork of Firefox that maintains support for XUL/XPCOM extensions and retains the user interface of the Firefox 29-56 era
  • Basilisk, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
  • Basilisk II, a software emulator

See also

  • Basiliscus, Roman emperor (475–476)