nouncanthărĭasCANTHARIAS☆ KeepMeaninga precious stone having in it the figure of a Spanish flyLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CANTHARIASLEWIS & SHORTCANTHARIAScanthărĭas, ae, m. κανθαρίς, I. a precious stone having in it the figure of a Spanish fly, Plin. 37, 11, 72, § 187.Read the whole entry