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dip·sas
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dipsasnoun
A serpent, whose bite produces the sensation of unquenchable thirst.
Etymology: Latin, from διψάω, to thirst.
Scorpion, and asp, and amphisbœna dire,
Cerastes horn’d, hydrus, and elops drear,
And dipsas. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x. l. 526.
Webster Dictionary
Dipsasnoun
a serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst
Dipsasnoun
a genus of harmless colubrine snakes
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. , fr. thirst.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dipsas
dip′sas, n. a snake whose bite was believed to cause intense thirst: a genus of non-venomous snakes. [Gr. dipsas—dipsa, thirst.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dipsas in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dipsas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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