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BLUEBOTTLE

\blˈuːbɒtə͡l], \blˈuːbɒtə‍l], \b_l_ˈuː_b_ɒ_t_əl]\

Definitions of BLUEBOTTLE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The cornflower; a large fly with steel-blue body.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A flesh - fly of a dark blue color.
A garden flower with tubular florets, mostly blue.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A pretty wild flower; a fly with a large blue belly; a policeman.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A flower of the bell shape; a fly with a large blue belly.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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