bluebottle

Noun

Meaning

A plant (Centaurea cyanus) which grows in grain fields. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped flowers.

A large and troublesome species of blowfly (Musca vomitoria). Its body is steel blue.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cornflower bachelor's button Centaurea cyanus Calliphora vicina bobby paddy bluebonnet bear bill bull bogey peeler officer bit busy
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Antonyms

peterman prowler offender perpetrator robber burglar
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Hypernyms

flower blowfly blow fly

Phrases with the word

bluebottle fly

Examples

ETHZ has released Active Oberon which supports active objects, and the Bluebottle operating system and environment (JDK, HTTP, FTP, etc.) for the language. Source: Internet

The operating system A2 - Bluebottle, especially the kernel, synchronizes and coordinates different active objects. Source: Internet

Milligan had been caught in an explosion at the Battle of Monte Cassino during the war, and weekly he would blow up either Bluebottle, Eccles, or the whole cast. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bluebok bluebonnet bluebook bluebottle fly bluebreast bluebreast darter