- green|bot|tle
- green|bot|tle «GREEN BOT uhl», noun, or greenbottle fly,1. a blowfly having a lustrous green body.2. any one of various allied or similar flies.
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blue|bot|tle — «BLOO BOT uhl», noun. 1. a) a large blowfly that has a blue or green abdomen and a hairy body. b) any one of various similar flies. 2. the bachelor s button. 3. any one of certain other blue flowered plants, such as various campanulas and squills … Useful english dictionary
green foxtail — Bottle Bot tle, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille, F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta, flask. Cf. {Butt} a cask.] 1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of leather), with a narrow… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bottle green — Bot tle green A dark shade of green, like that of bottle glass. {Bot tle green }, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bottle-green — Bot tle green A dark shade of green, like that of bottle glass. {Bot tle green }, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bottle green — bot′tle green′ n. a deep green • Etymology: 1810–20 bot′tle green′, adj … From formal English to slang
green turtle — Turtle Tur tle, n. [Probably the same word as the word preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle, Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
greenbottle fly — green·bot·tle fly grēn .bät əl n any of several brilliant coppery green bodied flies of the family Calliphoridae and esp. one of the genus Lucilia (L. sericata) called also greenbottle * * * see Phaenicia … Medical dictionary
greenbottle fly — noun blowfly with brilliant coppery green body • Syn: ↑greenbottle • Hypernyms: ↑blowfly, ↑blow fly • Member Holonyms: ↑Lucilia, ↑genus Lucilia * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ … Useful english dictionary
bottlegreen — bottle green n. A dark to moderate or grayish green. botʹtle greenʹ (bŏtʹl grēnʹ) adj. * * * … Universalium
Bottle — Bot tle, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille, F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta, flask. Cf. {Butt} a cask.] 1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
