Spanish fly

Noun

 * 1)  A supposed aphrodisiac extracted from the beetle ; cantharidin, the active ingredient, a vesicant used as a defence by L. vesicatoria and other blister beetles.
 * 2) * 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.
 * 1)  The beetle.
 * 1)  The beetle.

Usage notes
The synonyms and  and associated taxonomic classification are regarded by some as obsolete and incorrect, but are still sometimes used;  is a genus of not closely related but superficially similar beetles of the family. (See also )

Translations

 * Persian: کوژخار, باغوجه,
 * Russian: шпа́нская му́шка
 * Spanish:


 * Basque: errauli
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: κανθαρίς
 * Russian: шпа́нская му́шка, шпа́нка я́сеневая
 * Spanish: cantárida