n.pl. a preparation made from dried bodies of a beetle Lytta vesicatoria, causing blistering of the skin and formerly used in medicine and as an aphrodisiac. Also called Spanish fly.
[ L f. Gk kantharis Spanish fly ]
CANTHARIDES
Meaning of CANTHARIDES in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012