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plural noun, singular can·thar·is 
[kan-thar-is] .
[kan-thar-is] . 1.
Spanish fly (def. 1).
2.
cantharis. Spanish fly (def. 2).
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, plural of cantharis < Greek kantharís blister fly
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, plural of cantharis < Greek kantharís blister fly
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Spanish fly
noun
1.
Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, especially the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac.
2.
Also, Span·ish·fly. Also called cantharis. a common European blister beetle, Cantharis (Lytta) vesicatoria, that yields this preparation.
Origin:
1400–50; so called from the fact that the beetles are found in abundance in Spain
1400–50; so called from the fact that the beetles are found in abundance in Spain
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