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- US Pronunciation
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- [kan-thar-i-deez]
- /kænˈθær ɪˌdiz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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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