スパニッシュフライ

noun

Spanish fly (insect)

Refers to the beetle Lytta vesicatoria, known for producing cantharidin.

• スパニッシュフライはヨーロッパに生せい息そくする甲こう虫ちゅうの一いっ種しゅだ。

  The Spanish fly is a type of beetle native to Europe.

noun

Spanish fly (aphrodisiac); cantharides

Refers to the dried, powdered preparation of the beetle, historically used as an aphrodisiac despite its toxicity.

• 昔むかし、スパニッシュフライは媚び薬やくとして使つかわれたことがある。

  In the past, Spanish fly was sometimes used as an aphrodisiac.