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bluebottle

Syllabification: (blue·bot·tle)
Pronunciation: /ˈblo͞oˌbätl/

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Definition of bluebottle

noun

  • 1a common blowfly with a metallic-blue body, the female of which often comes into houses searching for a suitable food source on which to lay her eggs.
    • Calliphora vomitoria, family Calliphoridae
  • 2the wild cornflower.

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