cantharide

English

Noun

cantharide (countable and uncountable, plural cantharides)

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

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French

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Noun

cantharide f (plural cantharides)

  1. Spanish fly

Further reading

Latin

Noun

cantharide

  1. ablative singular of cantharis
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