cantharus

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • a large drinking vessel with handles hanging down, tankard
  • a kind of sea sea-fish, possibly the ()
  • a lug of a water-pipe in the form of a tankard

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (beetle, cantharus, type of beetle, dung beetle).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κάνθαρος

Gloss

beetle, cantharus, type of beetle, dung beetle

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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