Cantharic

/kænˈθærɪk/ adjective

Relating to or derived from blister beetles (canthari) or their active chemical compound cantharidin.

From Latin 'cantharis' (beetle) plus the suffix '-ic' meaning 'of or relating to.' Developed in medical and pharmaceutical terminology during the medieval and Renaissance periods.

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