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cantharuses

cantharuses is the plural of cantharus.

Meaning of cantharus

Noun

cantharus (plural canthari or cantharuses)

  1. A large drinking cup with two handles.
    Synonyms:
    kotyle, cotyle, kotylos
  2. A fountain or basin in the courtyard of an ancient church for worshippers to wash before entering.

Questions about cantharuses

What is cantharuses the plural of?
Cantharuses is the plural of cantharus.

Words near cantharuses in the dictionary

  1. cantharoids
  2. cantharophilic
  3. cantharophilous
  4. cantharophily
  5. cantharus
  6. cantharuses
  7. canthaxanthin
  8. canthaxanthins
  9. canthazanthin
  10. canthectomy
  11. cantheism

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