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greenbottle fly

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green⋅bot⋅tle fly

[green-bot-l]
–noun
any of several metallic-green blowflies, as Phaenicia sericata.
Also called greenbottle.


Origin:
1860–65; green + bottle 1
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Main Entry: green·bot·tle fly
Pronunciation: 'grEn-"bät-&l-
Function: noun
: any of several brilliant coppery green-bodiedflies of the family Calliphoridae and especially one of the genus Lucilia (L. sericata) called also greenbottle
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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