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Blister Beetle
see synonyms of blister beetleNoun
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Blister Beetle
see synonyms of blister beetlenoun
any beetle of the family Meloidae, many of which produce a secretion that blisters the skin
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Blister Beetle
see synonyms of blister beetle any of a family (Meloidae) of soft-bodied beetles, some of which are harmful to plants: the dried and ground bodies of the Spanish fly and certain other species yield a substance that is used medically as a vesicant
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Blister Beetle
see synonyms of blister beetlen.
Any of various beetles of the family Meloidae, such as the Spanish fly, that secrete cantharidin, a substance that blisters the skin and is toxic to livestock that consume hay contaminated with the beetles.Also called meloid.
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