cantharides

can·thar·i·des

 (kăn-thăr′ĭ-dēz′)

n.

See Spanish fly.

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[Latin, pl. of cantharis, cantharid-, Spanish fly, from Greek kantharis, from diminutive of kantharos, dung beetle.]

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cantharides

(kænˈθærɪˌdiːz)

pl n, sing cantharis (ˈkænθərɪs)

(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

[C15: from Latin, plural of cantharis, from Greek kantharis Spanish fly]

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can•thar•i•des

(kænˈθær ɪˌdiz)

n.pl., sing. can•thar•is (kænˈθær ɪs)

1. Spanish fly (def. 1).

2. cantharis, Spanish fly (def. 2).

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, pl. of cantharis < Greek kantharís blister beetle]

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Translations

cantharides

[kænˈθærɪdiːz] NPL → polvo m de cantárida

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