bluebottle fly
1bluebottle fly — any of several iridescent blue blow flies, esp. those of the genus Calliphora, some of which are parasitic on domestic animals. [1710 20] * * * …
2bluebottle fly — Calliphora vomitoria …
3bluebottle fly — Nalo pilau …
4bluebottle fly — any of several iridescent blue blow flies, esp. those of the genus Calliphora, some of which are parasitic on domestic animals. [1710 20] …
5bluebottle — /blooh bot l/, n. 1. cornflower (def. 1). 2. a composite plant, Centaurea cyanus, having narrow leaves and blue flower heads. 3. See bluebottle fly. 4. Chiefly Australian. Portuguese man of war. [1545 55; BLUE + BOTTLE1] * * * …
6Bluebottle (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… …
7Bluebottle — can mean:* Portuguese Man o War ( Physalia physalis ), stinging marine siphonophores resembling jellyfish * Bluebottle (character), in The Goon Show * Blow fly, genus Calliphora and similar species * Blue bottle fly, a common species of the… …
8fly — I v 1. take wing, wing one s way, take off, take to the air, become airborne; soar, sail, zoom, cruise, coast, sweep, skim, Inf. kite; glide, plane, volplane, sailplane; dart, flit, flirt, hop, volitate. 2. float, hover, drift, hang, poise, float …
9fly — 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,… …
10bluebottle — 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 …
