cantharidian

adjective

can·​tha·​rid·​i·​an

variants or cantharidean

¦kan(t)thə¦ridēən,

¦kaan-

: composed of or containing cantharides

Word History

Etymology

cantharides + -ian or -ean (variant of -ian)

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