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† canthărĭas, ae, m. [κανθαρίς], a precious stone having in it the figure of a Spanish fly, Plin. 37, 11, 72, § 187.

† canthăris, ĭdis, f., = κανθαρίς.

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

† canthărītes vīnum = κανθαρίτης οἶνος, a kind of wine, Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 75.