- blister-beetle
- [ʹblıstə͵bi:tl] n энт.
шпанская мушка (Epicauta vittata)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
blister-beetle
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Blister beetle — Blister beetles Lytta aenea [1] Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Blister beetle — 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
blister beetle — n any of various beetles (as the Spanish fly) that are used medicinally dried and powdered to raise blisters on the skin broadly any of numerous soft bodied beetles (family Meloidae) * * * any beetle of the family Meloidae; their dried bodies… … Medical dictionary
blister beetle — n. 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 … English World dictionary
blister beetle — any of various beetles of the family Meloidae, many of which produce a secretion capable of blistering the skin. [1810 20] * * * Any of approximately 2,000 species of beetles (family Meloidae) that secrete an irritating substance, cantharidin,… … Universalium
Blister beetle dermatitis — is a cutaneous condition that occurs after contact with any of several types of beetles, including those from the Meloidae and Oedemeridae families.[1]:449 Blister beetles secrete an irritant called cantharidin, a vesicant that can get onto… … Wikipedia
blister beetle — noun beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin • Syn: ↑meloid • Hypernyms: ↑beetle • Hyponyms: ↑oil beetle, ↑Spanish fly • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
blister beetle — /ˈblɪstə bitl/ (say blistuh beetl) noun any of various beetles of the family Meloidae, many of which produce a secretion capable of blistering the skin, as the Spanish fly. Also, blister fly …
blister beetle — noun Date: 1816 a beetle (as the Spanish fly) used medicinally dried and powdered to raise blisters on the skin; broadly any of a family (Meloidae) of soft bodied beetles whose blood contains cantharidin … New Collegiate Dictionary
blister beetle — noun a beetle that, when it is alarmed, secretes a substance that causes blisters. [Lytta and other genera: several species.] … English new terms dictionary
blister beetle — blis′ter bee tle n. ent any of various beetles of the family Meloidae, many of which produce a secretion capable of blistering the skin • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
