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cantharus

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can⋅tha⋅rus

  [kan-ther-uhs]
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–noun, plural -tha⋅ri  [-thuh-rahy] .
kantharos.
Origin:
< L < Gk kántharos

kan⋅tha⋅ros

  [kan-ther-uhs]
–noun, plural -tha⋅roi  [-thuh-roi] . Greek and Roman Antiquity.
a deep bowl set upon a stem terminating in a foot and having two handles rising from the brim and curving downward to join the body.
Also, cantharus.

Origin:
1895–1900; < Gk kántharos
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