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bluebottle

noun
blue·​bot·​tle | \ ˈblü-ˌbä-tᵊl How to pronounce bluebottle (audio) \

Definition of bluebottle

1 : bachelor's button
2 : any of several blowflies (genus Calliphora) that have the abdomen or the whole body iridescent blue in color and that make a loud buzzing noise in flight

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 Instead there's crumpled napkins, unclaimed pens, forgotten umbrellas, a half-empty Coke bottle and a solitary bluebottle fly out of a Raymond Chandler novel. — Kenneth Turan, latimes.com, "Ron Howard strikes back with 'Solo: A Star Wars Story,' and has nothing but praise for Phil Lord and Chris Miller at Cannes," 17 May 2018

First Known Use of bluebottle

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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bluebottle

noun
blue·​bot·​tle | \ ˈblü-ˌbä-tᵊl How to pronounce bluebottle (audio) \

Kids Definition of bluebottle

: a large blue hairy fly

bluebottle

noun
blue·​bot·​tle | \ ˈblü-ˌbät-ᵊl How to pronounce bluebottle (audio) \

Medical Definition of bluebottle

: any of several blowflies (genus Calliphora) that have an iridescent blue body or abdomen and make a loud buzzing noise in flight

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