can|tha|ris

can|tha|ris
can|tha|ris «KAN thuhr ihs», noun, plural -thar|i|des.
the Spanish fly, a blister beetle.
[< Latin cantharis < Greek kantharis kind of beetle]

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  • cantharis — A dried beetle, Lytta (C.) vesicatoria, used as a counterirritant and vesicant. SYN: Russian fly, Spanish fly. [L., fr. G. kantharis, a beetle] * * * Can·tha·ris kan(t) thə rəs n syn of LYTTA * * * Can·tha·ris (kanґthə ris) [L., from Gr.… …   Medical dictionary

  • cantharis — [kan′thə ris] n. pl. cantharides [kan thar′ə dēz΄] 〚see CANTHARIDES〛 SPANISH FLY (sense 1) * * * can·tha·ris (kănʹthər ĭs) n. pl …   Universalium

  • Cantharides — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 elongated… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cantharis vesicatoria — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lytta vesicatoria — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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