Lytta vesicatoria

Lytta vesicatoria
a species whose dried bodies are the source of cantharidin. Called also Cantharis vesicatoria, blister bug, and Spanish fly.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Lytta vesicatoria — Cantharis Can tha*ris (k[a^]n th[.a]*r[i^]s), n.; pl. {Cantharides} (k[a^]n*th[a^]r [i^]*d[=e]z). [L., a kind of beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari s.] (Zo[ o]l.) A beetle ({Lytta vesicatoria}, syn. {Cantharis vesicatoria}), having an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lytta vesicatoria — Blister Blis ter, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same root as blast, bladder, blow. See {Blow} to eject wind.] 1. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Lytta — Lyt·ta lit ə n a widespread genus of blister beetles (family Meloidae) containing the Spanish fly (L. vesicatoria) * * * Lyt·ta (litґə) a genus of blister beetles (family Meloidae) that secrete cantharidin and can cause cantharidin poisoning …   Medical dictionary

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