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单词 cantharides
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cantharides

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can·thar·i·des

C0075925 (kăn-thăr′ĭ-dēz′)n. See Spanish fly.
[Latin, pl. of cantharis, cantharid-, Spanish fly, from Greek kantharis, from diminutive of kantharos, dung beetle.]

cantharides

(kænˈθærɪˌdiːz) pl n, sing cantharis (ˈkænθərɪs) (Pharmacology) a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac. Also called: Spanish fly [C15: from Latin, plural of cantharis, from Greek kantharis Spanish fly]

can•thar•i•des

(kænˈθær ɪˌdiz)

n.pl., sing. can•thar•is (kænˈθær ɪs) 1. Spanish fly (def. 1). 2. cantharis, Spanish fly (def. 2). [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, pl. of cantharis < Greek kantharís blister beetle]
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cantharides

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cantharides:

see blister beetleblister beetle,
common name for certain soft-bodied, usually black or brown, mostly elongate and cylindrical beetles belonging to the family Meloidae. Blister beetles are common insects found feeding on the flowers and foliage of various plants. Occasionally some, e.g.
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cantharides

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can·thar·i·des

(kan-thar'i-dēz), Plural of cantharis.

cantharides

A poisonous, blistering preparation made from the powdered, dried bodies of the beetle Cantharis vesicatoria . Cantharides has been used criminally as an aphrodisiac with grave consequences. Also known as ‘Spanish fly’.
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