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Spanish fly
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Spanish fly
n.
See cantharis.

Spanish fly
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a European blister beetle, Lytta vesicatoria (family Meloidae), the dried bodies of which yield the pharmaceutical product cantharides
2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) another name for cantharides
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Noun1.Spanish fly - green beetle of southern EuropeSpanish fly - green beetle of southern Europe      
blister beetle, meloid - beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin


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