Spanish fly

Noun

uncountable usually countable

(uncountable) A supposed aphrodisiac extracted from the beetle Lytta vesicatoria; cantharidin, the active ingredient, a vesicant used as a defence by L. vesicatoria and other blister beetles.

Japanese Meaning

(不可算) カンタリジンを主成分とし、Lytta vesicatoria などのブリスター・ビートル（いわゆる水疱虫）から抽出される、主に催淫剤として用いられる物質。

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He warned her that the Spanish fly advertised in the antique shop was likely a dangerous myth.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は、骨董品店で宣伝されていたブリスター・ビートル（Lytta vesicatoria）から抽出されたいわゆる媚薬が、単なる危険な俗説に過ぎないと彼女に警告した。

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(uncountable) A supposed aphrodisiac extracted from the beetle Lytta vesicatoria; cantharidin, the active ingredient, a vesicant used as a defence by L. vesicatoria and other blister beetles.

Ingestion of Spanish fly causes burning in the throat and sloughing of the upper gastrointestinal tract.

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(countable) The beetle Lytta vesicatoria.

The Spanish fly abounds in the south of France, Spain, and Italy, and is found on the ash, lilac, privet, elder, honeysuckle, plum, willow, and elm trees.[…]The American fly is rather smaller than the Spanish fly, and of a much darker color.

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Spanish flies

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