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• Spanish Fly (MC) — Spanish Fly Datos generales Nombre real Alfonso Manuel Muñoz Martín. Origen …   Wikipedia Español

• Spanish fly — Spanish Span ish, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. [1913 Webster] {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spanish fly — n 1) a green blister beetle (Lytta vesicatoria of the family Meloidae) of southern Europe that is the source of cantharides 2) CANTHARIS (2) * * * the blister beetle, Lytta vesicatoria: source of the irritant and toxic chemical compound… …   Medical dictionary

• Spanish fly — n. 1. a bright green blister beetle (Lytta vesicatoria) of S Europe 2. CANTHARIDES (sense 2): Also Spanishfly …   English World dictionary

• Spanish fly — Taxobox name = Spanish Fly image width = 230px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Meloidae subfamilia = Meloinae tribus = Lyttini genus = Lytta species = L. vesicatoria binomial = Lytta vesicatoria …   Wikipedia

• Spanish fly — 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

• Spanish fly — 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

• Spanish fly — 1. Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, esp. the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac. 2. Also, Spanishfly. Also called cantharis. a common European blister beetle, Cantharis …   Universalium

• Spanish fly (disambiguation) — Spanish fly is the emerald green beetle Lytta vesicatoria . Spanish fly may also refer to: * Cantharidin, a poisonous compound secreted by said insect * Spanish Fly (film) , a 2003 film * Spanish Fly (novel), a 2007 novel by Will Ferguson *… …   Wikipedia

• Spanish Fly (song) — Spanish Fly is an instrumental solo played on a nylon string acoustic guitar by Eddie Van Halen. It was featured on his band Van Halen s 1979 album Van Halen II. The song was viewed by many as a follow up to the famous electric guitar based… …   Wikipedia