noun (n)

• a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids(noun.state)

  source: wordnet30
• a morbid fear of water(noun.state)

  source: wordnet30
• an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  lyssa, madness, rabies
  

  source: wordnet30
• An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:(noun)

  source: webster1913