- Spanish fly
- noun Date: circa 1634 1. a green blister beetle (Lytta vesicatoria) of southern Europe 2. cantharis 2
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Spanish fly
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Spanish fly — Spanish Span ish, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. [1913 Webster] {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spanish fly — n 1) a green blister beetle (Lytta vesicatoria of the family Meloidae) of southern Europe that is the source of cantharides 2) CANTHARIS (2) * * * the blister beetle, Lytta vesicatoria: source of the irritant and toxic chemical compound… … Medical dictionary
Spanish fly — n. 1. a bright green blister beetle (Lytta vesicatoria) of S Europe 2. CANTHARIDES (sense 2): Also Spanishfly … English World dictionary
Spanish fly — Taxobox name = Spanish Fly image width = 230px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Meloidae subfamilia = Meloinae tribus = Lyttini genus = Lytta species = L. vesicatoria binomial = Lytta vesicatoria … Wikipedia
Spanish fly — Cantharis Can tha*ris (k[a^]n th[.a]*r[i^]s), n.; pl. {Cantharides} (k[a^]n*th[a^]r [i^]*d[=e]z). [L., a kind of beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari s.] (Zo[ o]l.) A beetle ({Lytta vesicatoria}, syn. {Cantharis vesicatoria}), having an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spanish fly — Blister Blis ter, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same root as blast, bladder, blow. See {Blow} to eject wind.] 1. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spanish fly — 1. Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, esp. the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac. 2. Also, Spanishfly. Also called cantharis. a common European blister beetle, Cantharis … Universalium
Spanish fly (disambiguation) — Spanish fly is the emerald green beetle Lytta vesicatoria . Spanish fly may also refer to: * Cantharidin, a poisonous compound secreted by said insect * Spanish Fly (film) , a 2003 film * Spanish Fly (novel), a 2007 novel by Will Ferguson *… … Wikipedia
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