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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- 2010, Carol Turkington, Deborah R. Mitchell, cantharidin, entry in Encyclopaedia of Poisons and Antidotes, 3rd Edition, page 49, Ingestion of Spanish fly causes burning in the throat and sloughing of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
The beetle Lytta vesicatoria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
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green beetle of southern Europe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: blister beetle, meloid
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Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Persian:
کوژخار
(kužxâr)
— cantharidin
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Persian:
باغوجه
(bâġuje)
— cantharidin
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Persian:
کاغنه
(kâġone)
— cantharidin
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Russian:
шпа́нская му́шка
(špánskaja múška)
— cantharidin
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Basque:
errauli
— Lytta vesicatoria
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French:
cantharide
— Lytta vesicatoria
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Greek:
κανθαρίδα
(kantharída)
— Lytta vesicatoria
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Ancient Greek:
κανθαρίς
(kantharís)
— Lytta vesicatoria
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Russian:
шпа́нская му́шка
(špánskaja múška)
— Lytta vesicatoria
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Russian:
шпа́нка я́сеневая
(špánka jásenevaja)
— Lytta vesicatoria
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Spanish:
cantárida
— Lytta vesicatoria
