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any of several iridescent blue blow flies, esp. those of the genus Calliphora, some of which are parasitic on domestic animals.[1710-20]
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bluebottle fly
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Bluebottle (character) — Bluebottle is a comedy character from the Goon Show, a 1950s British comedy radio show. The character was created and performed by Peter Sellers.Bluebottle is an adenoidal squeaky voiced boy scout from East Finchley (the same neighborhood of… … Wikipedia
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fly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. soar, wing, aviate; float, wave; speed, bolt, dart; flee, decamp, disperse, scatter. See aviation, velocity, escape. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An insect] Syn. housefly, bluebottle, bug, winged insect,… … English dictionary for students
bluebottle — UK [ˈbluːˌbɒt(ə)l] / US [ˈbluˌbɑt(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms bluebottle : singular bluebottle plural bluebottles a large fly with a shiny blue body … English dictionary
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