Spanish flies

A form of Spanish fly — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Spanish fly
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