Associations to the word «Bluebottle»

BLUEBOTTLE, noun. Any of various blowflies of the genus Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise whilst flying.

BLUEBOTTLE, noun. 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.

BLUEBOTTLE, noun. A cornflower, a plant that grows in grain fields, Centaurea cyanus, with blue flowers resembling bottles.

BLUEBOTTLE, noun. A blue ant, Diamma bicolor, a parasitic wasp native to Australia.

BLUEBOTTLE, noun. An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers.

BLUEBOTTLE, noun. Blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight.