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
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012