cantharides plural
can·thar·i·des
The plural form of cantharides is cantharis
C cDefinitions
- 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
- 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