"cantharide" meaning in All languages combined

See cantharide on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cantharides [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cantharide (countable and uncountable, plural cantharides)
  1. A substance obtained from soldier beetles (Cantharidae), formerly used as an aphrodisiac. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: cantharidal
    Sense id: en-cantharide-en-noun-arQn62SV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [French]

IPA: /kɑ̃.ta.ʁid/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-cantharide.wav Forms: cantharides [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cantharis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|cantharis}} Borrowed from Latin cantharis Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} cantharide f (plural cantharides)
  1. Spanish fly Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cantharide-fr-noun-No6guZds Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|noun form}} cantharide
  1. ablative singular of cantharis Tags: ablative, form-of, singular Form of: cantharis
    Sense id: en-cantharide-la-noun-Q0Ik-EgY Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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