Dipsas

noun

1. A serpent whose bite was said to produce a mortal thirst.
2. [capitalized] [NL.] The typical genus of serpents of the family Dipsadidæ. D. dendrophila is East Indian, D. fasciata West African.
3. [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of fresh-water bivalves, of the family Unionidæ, or river-mussels.
4. [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of butterflies, of the family Lycænidæ.
5. A serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst.