bluebottle

noun

blue·​bot·​tle ˈblü-ˌbä-tᵊl 

1

: bachelor's button

2

: any of several blowflies (genus Calliphora) that have the abdomen or the whole body iridescent blue in color and that make a loud buzzing noise in flight

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bluebottle

• bottle
• cottle
• glottal
• mottle
• pottle
• scrotal
• throttle
• wattle
• chrysotile
• nahuatl

Kids Definition

bluebottle

noun

blue·​bot·​tle -ˌbät-ᵊl 

: any of several blowflies with a shiny blue abdomen or body

Medical Definition

bluebottle

noun

blue·​bot·​tle ˈblü-ˌbät-ᵊl 

: any of several blowflies (genus Calliphora) that have an iridescent blue body or abdomen and make a loud buzzing noise in flight