Definitions For Cantharide

Noun

CANTHARIDES (uncountable) spanish fly, Lytta vesicatoria (syn. Cantharis vesicatoria). Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.

Etymology

Late {{der, en, enm, -}}, from {{der, en, la, cantharides}}, plural of cantharis.

Is Cantharides a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
18

The word Cantharide is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

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