dipsas

Dipsas

Dip"sas\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? thirst.]

1. A serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst. --Milton.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of harmless colubrine snakes.
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