'Dipsas' definitions:
Definition of 'Dipsas'
From: GCIDE
- Dipsas \Dip"sas\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? thirst.]
- 1. A serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A genus of harmless colubrine snakes. [1913 Webster]