cantharide

== English == === Noun === cantharide (countable and uncountable, plural cantharides) A substance obtained from soldier beetles (Cantharidae), formerly used as an aphrodisiac. ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cantharis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɑ̃.ta.ʁid/ === Noun === cantharide f (plural cantharides) Spanish fly === Further reading === “cantharide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Noun === cantharide ablative singular of cantharis