bluebottle fly

American  

noun

1. any of several iridescent blue blow flies, especially those of the genus Calliphora, some of which are parasitic on domestic animals.

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Etymology

Origin of bluebottle fly

First recorded in 1710–20

Example Sentences

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bluebottle fly

A later observation: that bone infections could be cured by the use of bluebottle fly maggots.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Mrs. Timson "rage . . . fluttered wildly, like a bluebottle fly."

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

I have been buzzing over this town like a bluebottle fly, looking for you high and low.

From An Outcast of the Islands by Conrad, Joseph