basilisk
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbasiliskbas‧i‧lisk /ˈbæsəlɪsk, ˈbæz-/ noun [countable] an imaginary animal like a snake in ancient stories, supposed to be able to kill people by looking at themExamples from the Corpusbasilisk• But it was a mask-like smile that gave her face a waxy, basilisk look.Origin basilisk (1300-1400) Latin basiliscus, from Greek, from basileus; → BASILICA