cantharides
1cantharides — [kan thar′ə dēz΄] pl.n. [ME cantarides < L cantharides, pl. of cantharis, kind of beetle, Spanish fly < Gr kantharis, blister beetle] 1. pl. of CANTHARIS 2. [with sing. or pl. v.] a dangerous, sometimes fatal, preparation of powdered, dried …
2Cantharides — Can*thar i*des (k[a^]n*th[a^]r [i^]*d[=e]z), n. pl. See {Cantharis}. [1913 Webster] …
3Cantharides — vgl. Kanthariden …
4cantharides — noun /kanˈθaɹɪdiːz/ a) A genus of coleopterous insects, formerly also taken to include aphids. The Cantharides have some part in them, which by a contrarietie of nature serveth as an antidot or counterpoison against their poison [...]. b) Spanish …
5Cantharides — Cantharis Can tha*ris (k[a^]n th[.a]*r[i^]s), n.; pl. {Cantharides} (k[a^]n*th[a^]r [i^]*d[=e]z). [L., a kind of beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari s.] (Zo[ o]l.) A beetle ({Lytta vesicatoria}, syn. {Cantharis vesicatoria}), having an… …
6cantharides — /kan thar i deez /, n.pl., sing. cantharis /kan thar is/. 1. See Spanish fly (def. 1). 2. cantharis. See Spanish fly (def. 2). [1350 1400; ME < L, pl. of cantharis < Gk kantharís blister fly] …
7cantharides — Plural of cantharis. * * * can·thar·i·des (kan tharґĭ dēz) [L.] the dried body of Lytta (Cantharis) vesicatoria, containing the toxic active principle cantharidin (q.v.); it was formerly applied externally as a powerful rubefacient and… …
8cantharides — n. bright green European blister beetle; medicinal powder created from this beetle (formerly used to treat skin blisters)n. Spanish fly, bright green European blister beetle …
9cantharides — [kan θarɪdi:z] plural noun another name for Spanish fly. Origin ME: from L., plural of cantharis, from Gk kantharis …
10cantharides — n. pl. See spanish fly …
