cantharis

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cantharis Spanish flu Spanish fly

Main Entry: can·tha·ris
Pronunciation: kan(t)-th-rs
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural can·thar·i·des /kan-thar--dz/
1 : SPANISH FLY 1
2 cantharides plural but singular or plural in construction : a preparation of dried beetles and especially Spanish flies that contains cantharidin and is used in medicine as a blister-producing agent and formerly as an aphrodisiac -- called also Spanish fly