can·thar·i·des (k n-thr  -d z )n. Plural of cantharis. |
cantharides [kænˈθærɪˌdiːz]
pl n sing cantharis [ˈkænθərɪs]
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac Also called Spanish fly
[from Latin, plural of cantharis, from Greek kantharis Spanish fly]
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