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ALL meanings of blister beetle

blis·ter bee·tle
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  • noun blister beetle any beetle of the family Meloidae, many of which produce a secretion that blisters the skin 3
  • noun 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 3
  • noun blister beetle any of various beetles of the family Meloidae, many of which produce a secretion capable of blistering the skin. 1
  • noun blister beetle Any of the meloid beetles that secrete a blistering agent, cantharidin. 0
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