释义 |
can·tha·ris 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 |