bluebottle fly
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bluebottle fly
First recorded in 1710–20
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A later observation: that bone infections could be cured by the use of bluebottle fly maggots.
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Philip Marlowe's latest adventure began on a lovely summer day when Marlowe had nothing better to do than to stalk a bluebottle fly with a swatter.
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In Mrs. Timson "rage . . . fluttered wildly, like a bluebottle fly."
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"I do not believe that it is a bluebottle fly," exclaimed the emperor.
From Andreas Hofer by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
Piles upon piles of manuscripts had he written upon the forms and classification of the bluebottle fly.
From Kate Coventry An Autobiography by Whyte-Melville, G. J.
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