Dict: easton - Basilisk

easton:

Basilisk @ (in R.V., kjv@Isaiah:11:8 kjv@Isaiah:14:29 kjv@Isaiah:59:5 ; kjv@Jeremiah:8:17), the "king serpent," as the name imports; a fabulous serpent said to be three spans long, with a spot on its head like a crown. Probably the yellow snake is intended. (
See COCKATRICE.)