bluebottle
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English[edit]
Bluebottle (marine jelly of the genus Physalia) washed ashore at Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
bluebottle (plural bluebottles)
- Any of various blowflies of the genus {Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise whilst flying.
- A marine jelly 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.
- A cornflower, a plant that grows in grain fields, Centaurea cyanus, with blue flowers resembling bottles.
- A blue ant, Diamma bicolor, a parasitic wasp native to Australia.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
blowfly of the genus Calliphora
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man-of-war — see man-of-war
cornflower — see cornflower
blue ant — see blue ant
