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Bluebottle
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Flowers:
Any of various
blowflies
of the
genus
Calliphora that have an
iridescent
metallic-blue body and make a
loud
buzzing
noise
when flying.
●
In Flowers:
A
marine
jellyfish
of the
genus
Physalia, which includes Physalia
physalis
, the Portuguese
man-of-war
, and Physalia
utriculus
, the Pacific
man-of-war
; a
man-of-war
.
●
In Flowers:
A
cornflower
, a
plant
that
grows
in
grain
fields
, Centaurea cyanus, with
blue
flowers
resembling
bottles.
●
In Flowers, Hydrozoans, Hymenopterans, Oestroid flies, Swallowtails & Thistles:
A
blue ant
, Diamma
bicolor
, a
parasitic
wasp
native
to Australia.
●
In Swallowtails:
Any of various large
papilionid
butterflies
of the
genus
Graphium, also called
triangles
, etc.
⚠️
In Australian English, British English & Irish English:
A
police
officer.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
bluebottle
English
blue
English
blewe
Middle English (1100-1500)
bottle
English
bottle
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Wasp
Seagull
Cockroach
Hummingbird
Caterpillar
Horsefly
Moth
Gnat
Snail
Scorpion
Redback
Palmetto Bug
Garter Snake
Leopard Shark
Gaboon Viper
Jelly Fish
Turkey Vulture
Tarantula Hawk
Bumble Bee
Camel Spider
Praying Mantis
Great Horned Owl
Great Blue Heron
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