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blow fly vs bluebottle

bluebottle vs blow fly

blow fly and bluebottle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blow fly Yes No No No
bluebottle Yes No No No
As nouns, bluebottle is a hyponym of blow fly; that is, bluebottle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blow fly:
  • blow fly: large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
  • bluebottle: blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight
Other hyponyms of blow fly include Calliphora vicina, greenbottle, greenbottle fly.
blow fly (noun) bluebottle (noun)
large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight
an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
Difference between blow fly and bluebottle

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