Meaning Of The Word Blister beetle

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blister beetle in American English
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
noun: any of various beetles of the family Meloidae, many of which produce a secretion capable of blistering the skin

blister beetle in British English
noun: any beetle of the family Meloidae, many of which produce a secretion that blisters the skin

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