I. ˈkan(t)thərə̇s, ˈkaan- noun
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin cantharis ) of Middle English cantharide, from Latin cantharid-, cantharis, from Greek kantharis
1. plural can·thar·i·des kanˈtharəˌdēz, kaan- also -ˈe- : spanish fly 1
2. cantharides plural but singular or plural in construction : a preparation of dried beetles (as Spanish flies) used as a counterirritant and formerly as as aphrodisiac but being toxic when taken internally — called also Spanish fly
3. capitalized
[New Latin, from Latin]
: the type genus of Cantharidae
II.
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin
synonym of lytta