cantharis

Meaning

1. (declension-3, feminine) Spanish fly, a beetle of species Lytta vesicatoria, and the poison of it.
2. (declension-3, feminine) A worm injurious to the vine and rose.

Concepts

cantharides

poison

Spanish fly

venom

Synonyms

venenum

aconitum

Translations

Gift

venin

spanische Fliege

veleno

gif

gift

venijn

vergif

zwadder

peçonha

tóxico

veneno

tósigo

tóxico

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkan.tʰa.rɪs]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κανθαρίς (kantharís, “blister-beetle”), of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the toponym Κάνθαροσ (Kántharos), a port of Piraeus, which is a Pre-Greek name. Also compare Akkadian 𒅗𒀭𒁕/𒌨𒌋 (“cup”).