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bluebottle

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

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#1·Apr 26, 2026US

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

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#2·Apr 26, 2026US

A marine jellyfish of the genus , which includes , the Portuguese man-of-war, and , the ; a man-of-war.

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#3·Apr 26, 2026US

Any of various blowflies of the genus that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise when flying.

The incredibly long body as well as the extended wings were of a gleaming purplish-gray colour: I can only liken it to that of a meat fly or common "bluebottle".
Origin: From , after the resemblance to shiny colored-glass bottles. In (), via . () is in reference to the colour of the uniform. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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