Spanish fly
noun
1
: a green blister beetle (Lytta vesicatoria) of southern Europe
2
: cantharis sense 2
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
Spanish fly
noun
1
: a green blister beetle (Lytta vesicatoria of the family Meloidae) of southern Europe that is the source of cantharides
2
: cantharis sense 2
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