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Meaning of "Spanish fly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPANISH FLY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPANISH FLY

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Spanish fly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPANISH FLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spanish fly

Spanish fly

The Spanish fly is an emerald-green beetle in the family Meloidae, Lytta vesicatoria. Other species of blister beetles used by apothecaries are often called by the same name. L. vesicatoria is sometimes incorrectly called Cantharis vesicatoria, but the genus Cantharis is in an unrelated family, Cantharidae. Cantharidin is a powerful irritant vesicant substance obtained from many blister beetles, and sometimes given the nickname "Spanish fly". Cantharidin is claimed to have aphrodisiac properties, as a result of its irritant effects upon the body's genitourinary tract, and can result in poisoning if ingested. Ingestion of blister beetles from infested hay causes similar serious toxic symptoms in animals.

Definition of Spanish fly in the English dictionary

The definition of Spanish fly in the dictionary is a European blister beetle, Lytta vesicatoria, the dried bodies of which yield the pharmaceutical product cantharides.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPANISH FLY

Spanish America
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Spanish cedar
Spanish chestnut
Spanish Civil War
Spanish customs
Spanish fir
Spanish Guinea
Spanish guitar
Spanish Inquisition
Spanish mackerel
Spanish Main
Spanish Moroccan
Spanish Morocco
Spanish moss
Spanish omelette
Spanish onion
Spanish paprika

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPANISH FLY

bee fly
black fly
caddis fly
crane fly
dry fly
dung fly
flesh fly
fruit fly
Hessian fly
hover fly
let fly
like a blue-arsed fly
make the fur fly
Mediterranean fruit fly
on the fly
robber fly
stable fly
tsetse fly
tube fly
wet fly

Synonyms and antonyms of Spanish fly in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Spanish fly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPANISH FLY

Find out the translation of Spanish fly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Spanish fly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Spanish fly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mosca española
570 millions of speakers

English

Spanish fly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पेनिश मक्खी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذبابة الأسبانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Испанский муха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Spanish fly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্প্যানিশ ফ্লাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mouche espagnole
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbang Sepanyol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spanische Fliege
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スペインバエ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스페인어 비행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spanish fly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bay Tây Ban Nha
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்பானிஷ் பறக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पॅनिश मक्खी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İspanyol sinek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mosca spagnola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Spanish Fly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Іспанська муха
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Spanish Fly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ισπανική μύγα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Spaanse vlieg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spansk fluga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Spansk flue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Spanish fly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPANISH FLY»

The term «Spanish fly» is regularly used and occupies the 85.662 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPANISH FLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Spanish fly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPANISH FLY»

Discover the use of Spanish fly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Spanish fly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Spanish Fly
Raised by his father in the dying town of Paradise Flats, Jack McGreary has learned to live by his wits.
Will Ferguson, 2008
2
Spanish Fly: Soul Mates
Hot-blooded explicit erotic graphic novel with a Spanish twist. In English!
‎2003
3
Spanish Fly
Diverse and provocative, vibrant and accessible, Spanish Fly is an unusually happy combination: a successful stimulant and a wholly satisfying performance.
Neil Rollinson, 2011
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Spanish Fly: The Camille Alvarez Story
Three Psychological thrillers interwoven into one, A gang war erupts between a group of Puerto Rican females in Duval County Florida, A drug dealer name Merlin snaps out of his mind over a drug investigation inside a small Louisiana town, ...
Maurice Juan Townsend, 2014
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The American Encyclopedia of Practical Knowledge Containing ...
The Spanish fly is, besides its blistering qualities, a very valuable internal medicine, a powerful tonic and alterative. In veterinary practice it has been used with success in the cure of glanders in the horse. In the same diseases where they were ...
F. M. Chapman, Charles C. Chapman, 1886
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Gleason's Veterinary Hand-book and System of Horse Taming
In the same diseases, and where the lungs were free from' tubercles, I have cured them with the Spanish fly, gentian, copper, and the sulphite of soda. Dose. Spanish fly is given to the horse in five grain doses once a day only, and mixed in cut ...
Oliver W. Gleason, 1912
7
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam Albums: Spanish Fly, Lisa Lisa
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated.
LLC Books, 2010
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Materia medica and therapeutics
I have never employed it, and think it demands further and more extended trial to test its true value. Cantharides. Cantharis Officinalis. Lytta Vesicatoria, or Blister Beetles, or Spanish Fly. Lytta Vittata, or American Fly. — The Spanish fly is of a ...
Thomas Duché Mitchell, 1857
9
Spanish Fly
Carol Lane leaves her boring office job for a new job working as a secret agent for the government.
Johnny Fowler, 2011
10
Abortifacients; Quinine, Carica Papaya, Spanish Fly, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books LLC, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPANISH FLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Spanish fly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Filler: Nothing funny about a Spanish fly
He did three minutes on his desire to get his hands on Spanish fly as a young man on the 1969 comedy album "It's True! It's True." And in 1991 he again talked ... «Milford Daily News, Jul 15»
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These Birds Really Do Use "Spanish Fly" To Get Laid
Spanish fly isn't just a mythical drug. It's a real thing, and these male birds use it to get females to mate with them. Learn how spanish fly works, but only when ... «io9, Mar 15»
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Spanish Fly Is Real, and It's …
The problem, it seemed, was that they'd been eating frogs that had themselves been eating the fabled Spanish fly. In reality, it's not a fly. It's actually one of the ... «Wired, Mar 15»
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Judd Apatow Tweets Old Interview Of Bill Cosby Describing …
COSBY: Spanish Fly was the thing that all boys from age 11 on up to death — We will still be searching for Spanish Fly. KING: [laughs] That's right. COSBY: And ... «Uproxx, Jan 15»
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Bill Cosby And Larry King Joke About Drugging Women, Another …
Meanwhile, a 24-year old CNN video interview has resurfaced and shows Cosby joking again about a “Spanish fly” drug used to take advantage of women. «The Urban Daily, Jan 15»
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Video: Bill Cosby jokes about about putting 'Spanish fly' into …
Judd Apatow hasn't relented in his Twitter takedowns of Bill Cosby, and on Wednesday posted a video of the comedian discussing Spanish fly — an alleged ... «National Post, Jan 15»
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LISTEN: Bill Cosby Jokes About Putting a Drug in Women's Drinks
The comedian joked about drugging women's drinks with Spanish fly on his 1969 ... comedian jokes about having a childhood curiosity with the drug Spanish fly, ... «The Root, Nov 14»
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Here's the 1969 Bill Cosby Routine About Wanting to Drug Women's …
Curiously, Cosby himself once made such scenarios the center of a stand-up routine: Witness "Spanish Fly," a cut from his now-unfortunately titled 1969 LP It's ... «Village Voice, Nov 14»
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Spanish Fly: Dolce & Gabbana's Decorative Hair Pieces and Easy …
“Feminine, soft, pretty—this is how girls want to look,” said hairstylist Guido Palau backstage at Dolce & Gabbana today, where racks of matador red dresses and ... «Vogue.com, Sep 14»
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That Time Scientists Secretly Used Spanish Fly to Give Kids Blisters
"Spanish fly" refers to an actual chemical - one that is much more likely to cause blisters than arousal. It's still not okay to expose kids to it, but a secret ... «io9, Apr 14»

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