noun Download 🔗Share Spanish fly Lytta vesicatoria (syn. Cantharis vesicatoria). Examples : "The old medicine book warned against using cantharides as a stimulant, due to its dangerous side effects. " insect medicine animal biology substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties. Examples : "Rumors circulated that the eccentric old chemist kept cantharides in his laboratory, hoping to create a love potion, despite its dangerous effects. " medicine substance insect sex body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading