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Definition of Spanish fly
1. Noun. Green beetle of southern Europe.
Definition of Spanish fly
1. Noun. cantharides, a supposed aphrodisiac prepared from the dried and ground bodies of a variety of blister beetle, ''Lytta vesicatoria'' ¹
2. Noun. the beetle, ''Lytta vesicatoria'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Spanish fly
1. A dried beetle, Lytta (Cantharis) vesicatoria, used as a counterirritant and vesicant. Synonym: Russian fly, Spanish fly. Origin: L., fr. G. Kantharis, a beetle (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spanish Fly
Literary usage of Spanish fly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1856)
"CANTHARIDES OR spanish fly—SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS—ANALYSIS. ... (spanish fly.)
Symptom» and effects.—This poison has been frequently administered, ..."
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