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cantharus
n. 1 A large drinking cup with two handles 2 A fountain or basin in the courtyard of an ancient church for worshippers to wash before entering
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Cantharus
Cantharus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
This genus is placed in family Fasciolariidae by some authors.
Usage examples of "cantharus".
And the same author writes concerning the Cantharus, that which you shall also hear in his own words: But, contrary, the constant Cantharus Is ever constant to his faithful spouse In nuptial duties, spending his chaste life.