bluebottle

blue·bot·tle (bl

Any of several flies of the genus Calliphora that have a bright metallic-blue body and breed in decaying organic matter.

bluebottle [ˈbluːˌbɒt^əl]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for the blowfly

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various blue-flowered plants, esp the cornflower

3. (Law) Brit an informal word for a policeman

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Austral and NZ an informal name for Portuguese man-of-war

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Noun	1.	bluebottle - an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers bachelor's button, Centaurea cyanus, cornflower flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms Centaurea, genus Centaurea - knapweed; star thistle
	2.	bluebottle - blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight Calliphora vicina blow fly, blowfly - large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds

Translations

bluebottle [ˈbluːˌbɒtl] N → moscarda f

bluebottle [ˈbluːbɒt^əl] n → mouche f à viande
blue cheese n → bleu m, fromage m bleu
blue-chip [ˌbluˈtʃɪp] adj [stocks, issues, companies] → de premier ordre
blue-chip investment → investissement m de premier ordre
blue-collar worker [ˈblukɒlə] n → ouvrier/ière m/f col bleu
blue-eyed [ˌbluːˈaɪd] adj → aux yeux bleus
blue-eyed boy (British) n (= darling, favourite) → chouchou m

bluebottle [ˈbluːˌbɒtl] n → moscone m

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bachelor's button blow fly blowfly blue Blue bonnet blue-arsed fly Bottle flower Calliphora vicina centaurea Centaurea cyanus cornflower fly genus Centaurea maggot	He helped them both, and helped himself, and drained his glass, and stood it bottom upward on the table, as though he had just caught a bluebottle in it. The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context As we approached, methought there issued from it a slight humming noise as from one of your Spaceland bluebottles, only less resonant by far, so slight indeed that even in the perfect stillness of the Vacuum through which we soared, the sound reached not our ears till we checked our flight at a distance from it of something under twenty human diagonals. Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context A buzz and hum go up around me, as if the boys were so many bluebottles. David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context	blue-ringed octopus blue-singlet blue-sky blue-sky law Blue-skylaw Blue-throated robin Blue-veined blue-violet blue-water blue-white blue-winged teal Blueback blueback salmon bluebeard bluebeat bluebell blueberry blueberry bush blueberry pie blueberry root blueberry yogurt bluebill bluebird bluebonnet bluebook bluebottle Bluebreast bluebush Bluecap bluecoat bluecurls bluefin bluefin tuna bluefish bluegill Bluegown Bluegrass Bluegrass Country Bluegrass Region Bluegrass State Bluegrass Stater bluehead blueing blueish bluejack oak bluejacket bluejay blueline Bluely blueness bluenose	Bluebird Restoration Association of Wisconsin Bluebirds Bluebirds blueblood blueblood blueblood Blueboard Blueboard bluebonnet bluebonnet bluebonnet Bluebonnet (bird) Bluebonnet Barrel Racing Association Bluebonnet Military Motor Pool Bluebonnet Norwich and Norfolk Terrier Club Bluebonnet Youth Soccer Association Bluebonnets Bluebonnets Bluebonnets bluebook bluebook bluebook bluebook bluebook bluebook Bluebooks Bluebooks Bluebooks Bluebooks Bluebooks bluebottle Bluebottle fly Bluebottle fly Bluebottle fly bluebottles bluebottles bluebottles Bluebreast Bluebugging Bluebull Bluebull Bluebull bluebush bluebush pea BLuEC Bluecap Bluecast Bluecasting Bluecher Bluechip Bluechip Bluechip Bluechip shares Bluechip shares Bluechip shares Bluechips Bluechips Bluechips bluecoat bluecoated Bluecoats

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bachelor's button
blow fly
blowfly
blue
Blue bonnet
blue-arsed fly
Bottle flower
Calliphora vicina
centaurea
Centaurea cyanus
cornflower
fly
genus Centaurea
maggot

He helped them both, and helped himself, and drained his glass, and stood it bottom upward on the table, as though he had just caught a bluebottle in it.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context

As we approached, methought there issued from it a slight humming noise as from one of your Spaceland bluebottles, only less resonant by far, so slight indeed that even in the perfect stillness of the Vacuum through which we soared, the sound reached not our ears till we checked our flight at a distance from it of something under twenty human diagonals.

Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context

A buzz and hum go up around me, as if the boys were so many bluebottles.

David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context

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