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cantharides

can·thar·i·des
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kan-thar-i-deez]
    • /kænˈθær ɪˌdiz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kan-thar-i-deez]
    • /kænˈθær ɪˌdiz/

Definitions of cantharides word

  • noun plural cantharides 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 3
  • abbreviation CANTHARIDES cantharis 3
  • noun plural cantharides a dangerous, sometimes fatal, preparation of powdered, dried Spanish flies, formerly used internally as a diuretic and aphrodisiac and externally as a skin irritant 3
  • noun cantharides Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, especially the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac. 1
  • noun cantharides Also, Spanishfly. Also called cantharis. a common European blister beetle, Cantharis (Lytta) vesicatoria, that yields this preparation. 1
  • noun cantharides (entomology) Cantharides, a genus of coleopterous insects, formerly also taken to include aphids. 1

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Origin of cantharides

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin, plural of cantharis < Greek kantharís blister fly

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cantharides popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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