cantharides

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Synonyms: cantharide, cantharidin, cantharis, cantharidal, lanthanides, cantharid, cantharidae, cantharidic

Antonyms: cantharide, cantharidin, cantharis, cantharidal, lanthanides, cantharid, cantharidae, cantharidic

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Noun

1. [[Spanish fly]], {{taxlink|Lytta vesicatoria|species}} (syn. {{taxlink|Cantharis vesicatoria|species}}).
2. Spanish fly; a [[vesicant]] extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have [[aphrodisiac]] properties.

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