cantharide

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

cantharide (countable and uncountable, plural cantharides)

  1. A substance obtained from soldier beetles (Cantharidae), formerly used as an aphrodisiac.

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

cantharide f (plural cantharides)

  1. Spanish fly

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Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

cantharide

  1. ablative singular of cantharis