1. a large drinking cup or goblet used in ancient Greece and Rome, typically with two handles
Usage: classical antiquity; also spelled kantharos
2. a genus of beetles found in tropical and subtropical regions
Usage: zoology; entomology

Examples

• The museum displayed an ancient cantharus decorated with intricate red-figure pottery designs.
• Dionysus is often depicted in classical art holding a cantharus filled with wine.
• Archaeologists discovered fragments of a cantharus at the excavation site.
• The cantharus beetle is known for its iridescent coloring.
• Greek symposium guests would drink from a shared cantharus during ceremonial occasions.