Definition of cantharis
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LNS
cantharis, cantharidis
cantharis
κανθαρίς
noun (f., 3rd Greek declension)
  1. A genus of beetle
  2. the
  3. Spanish fly, cantharides
  4. A worm injurious to the vine and rose
Abbreviations
cantharis, idis, f., = κανθαρίς. A genus of beetle, of several species; in pure Lat. scarabaeus parvus, Plin. 29, 4, 30, § 94; freq. used in medicine, id. 11, 35, 41, § 118; 29, 4, 30, § 93.

—Esp. the (very poisonous) Spanish fly, cantharides: Meloe vesicatorius, Linn.; Cic. Tusc. 5, 40, 117; id. Fam. 9, 21, 3; Ov. Ib. 306; cf. Plin. 29, 4, 30, § 94; 11, 35, 41, § 118.

— A worm injurious to the vine and rose, Pall. 1, 35, 6 and 4; cf. Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 152.
 
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