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cantharis

/kænˈθæɹɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-tharis
IPA
/kænˈθæɹɪs/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

singular of cantharides

Etymology

From Latin cantharis, from Ancient Greek κανθαρίς (kantharís).

Inflected Forms

cantharides (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cantharis?
The recorded pronunciation is /kænˈθæɹɪs/.
What does cantharis mean?
singular of cantharides
Where does cantharis come from?
From Latin cantharis, from Ancient Greek κανθαρίς (kantharís).

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