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canteen
canter (1)
canter (2)
Canterbury
canterbury
Canterbury bells
Canterbury Bight
Canterbury Plains
cantharis
canthi
canthus
canticle
Canticle of Canticles
cantilena
cantilever
cantilever bridge
cantillate
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cantharis
can·tha·ris [ kánthəriss ] (plural can·thar·i·des [ kan thárri dz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
insects 
Same as  Spanish fly (sense 1)

[14th century. Via Latin< Greek kantharis]
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