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blowfly vs bluebottle

bluebottle vs blowfly

blowfly and bluebottle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blowfly Yes No No No
bluebottle Yes No No No
As nouns, bluebottle is a hyponym of blowfly; that is, bluebottle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blowfly:
  • blowfly: 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 blowfly include Calliphora vicina, greenbottle, greenbottle fly.
blowfly (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 blowfly and bluebottle

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