Spanish fly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A supposed aphrodisiac extracted from the blister beetle Lytta vesicatoria; cantharidin, the active ingredient, a vesicant used as a defence by L. vesicatoria and other blister beetles.
  2. The beetle Lytta vesicatoria.

Word forms

Spanish fly Spanish flies

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