noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Usage: usually capitalized 1st C
: cantharides obtained from bruchid beetles of the genus Mylabris and chiefly produced in eastern Asia
noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Usage: usually capitalized 1st C
: cantharides obtained from bruchid beetles of the genus Mylabris and chiefly produced in eastern Asia
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012