In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk (/ˈbæsɪlɪsk/ or /ˈbæzɪlɪsk/) is a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king, who causes death to those...
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Roko's basilisk is a thought experiment which states that an otherwise benevolent artificial superintelligence (AI) in the future would be incentivized...
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Basilisk (Japanese: バジリスク〜甲賀忍法帖〜, Hepburn: Bajirisuku ~Kōga Ninpō Chō~, lit. Basilisk: The Kōga Ninja Scrolls) is a Japanese manga series based on the...
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The common basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is endemic to Central America and South America...
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Basilisk is a free and open-source web browser available for Windows, Linux, and with experimental support for FreeBSD and macOS. Basilisk is an updated...
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The plumed basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons), also called the green basilisk, double crested basilisk, or Jesus Christ lizard, is a species of lizard in...
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The basilisk was a very heavy bronze cannon employed during the Late Middle Ages. The barrel of a basilisk could weigh up to 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) and could...
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Look up basilisk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents. Basilisk may also refer to: Common...
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basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus), also commonly referred to as the striped basilisk or in some areas as the common basilisk, is a species of basilisk lizard...
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Basilisk II is an emulator which emulates Apple Macintosh computers based on the Motorola 68000 series. The software is cross-platform and can be used...
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List of Marvel Comics characters: B (redirect from Basilisk (comics))
hearing the Basilisk's origin, Spider-Man manages to help the Thing regain consciousness and they fight the Basilisk. During the fight, the Basilisk disappeared...
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Basilisk is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Masaki Segawa. The series first premiered...
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On Basilisk Station is a science fiction novel by American writer David Weber, first published in 1993. It is the first book in his Honor Harrington series...
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HMAS Basilisk is a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) shore naval base, located in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The first RAN naval base in Papua New...
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Basiliscus (lizard) (redirect from Water basilisk)
Basiliscus is a genus of large corytophanid lizards, commonly known as basilisks, which are endemic to southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South...
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The western basilisk, or red-headed basilisk (Basiliscus galeritus), is a large species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is endemic...
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have been named SMS Basilisk: SMS Basilisk (1862), a Prussian gunboat that served during the wars of German unification SMS Basilisk (1880), a German armored...
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HMS Basilisk, after the Basilisk, a mythical lizard: HMS Basilisk (1695) was a 4-gun bomb vessel launched in 1695 and broken up in 1729. HMS Basilisk (1740)...
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Basilisk is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Basilisk had "no people or a very low population"...
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David Langford (redirect from Basilisk (cognition))
"Basilisk hacks", sensory or linguistic attacks on cognitive processes. The concept of a "cognitohazard", largely identical to Langford's basilisks, is...
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HMS Basilisk was a B-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy around 1930. Initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet, she was transferred to the Home...
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62°28′16″S 60°8′29″W / 62.47111°S 60.14139°W / -62.47111; -60.14139 Basilisk Crag is a linear serrated cliff in the South Shetland Islands. It trends...
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crocodile. According to Alexander Neckam's De naturis rerum (ca 1180), the basilisk (basiliscus) was the product of an egg laid by a rooster and incubated...
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The Guatemalan helmeted basilisk (Corytophanes percarinatus) is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Central America...
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Eschalon: Book I (redirect from Basilisk Games)
Eschalon: Book I is an isometric turn-based role-playing video game by Basilisk Games. In the style of classic role-playing video games, it features a...
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Magical creatures in Harry Potter (redirect from Basilisk (Harry Potter))
by shrieking or keening. Basilisk – A giant snake. A person or animal will die if they make direct eye contact with a Basilisk, but will be merely Petrified...
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takes place in a setting where highly dangerous types of images called "basilisks" (after the legendary reptile) have been discovered; these images contain...
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HMS Basilisk was a Beagle-class (from 1913 G-class) destroyer of the British Royal Navy. The Beagles were coal-fuelled ships, designed for a speed of 27 kn...
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Song for the Basilisk is a 1998 fantasy novel by American writer Patricia A. McKillip. It was a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature finalist...
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The BAT F.K.25 Basilisk was a prototype British fighter aircraft of the First World War. A single engined biplane intended to meet a requirement to replace...
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