Dipsas

See also: dipsas

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διψάς (dipsás), from δίψα (dípsa, “thirst”), since its bite was believed to cause intense thirst.

Proper noun

Dipsas f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dipsadidae – certain non-venomous New World snakes, called snail-eaters.

Usage notes

• Sometimes placed in family Colubridae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - suborder; Colubroidea - superfamily; Dipsadidae - family; Xenodontinae - subfamily

References

• Dipsas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dipsas on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dipsas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdip.saːs/, [ˈd̪ɪps̠äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdip.sas/, [ˈd̪ipsäs]

Proper noun

Dipsās m sg (genitive Dipsantis); third declension

1. A river in Cilicia, mentioned by Lucretius

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Dipsās
genitive	Dipsantis
dative	Dipsantī
accusative	Dipsantem
ablative	Dipsante
vocative	Dipsās

References

• Dipsas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.