Explore Bluebottle through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like cornflower or flower. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bluebottle in a sentence
Bluebottle meaning
- Any of various blowflies of the genus Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise when flying.
- A marine jellyfish of the genus Physalia, which includes Physalia physalis, the Portuguese man-of-war, and Physalia utriculus, the Pacific man-of-war; a man-of-war.
- A cornflower, a plant that grows in grain fields, Centaurea cyanus, with blue flowers resembling bottles.
Synonyms of Bluebottle
Using Bluebottle
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various blowflies of the genus Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise when flying. | A marine jellyfish of the genus Physalia, which includes Physalia physalis, the Portuguese man-of-war, and Physalia utriculus, the Pacific man-of-war; a man-of-war. | A cornflower, a plant that grows in grain fields, Centaurea cyanus, with blue flowers resembling bottles.
- Useful related words include: cornflower, bachelor's button, centaurea cyanus, flower.
Context around Bluebottle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bluebottle
- In this selection, "bluebottle" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, either, jellyfish, flies and eccles stand out and add context to how "bluebottle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bluebottle was observed and bluebottle flies also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bluebottle" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bluebottle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bluebottle jellyfish are common in the summer months. (8 words)
Bluebottle flies, also known as Blow flies, can often be seen hovering around dustbins. (14 words)
The operating system A2 - Bluebottle, especially the kernel, synchronizes and coordinates different active objects. (14 words)
Milligan had been caught in an explosion at the Battle of Monte Cassino during the war, and weekly he would blow up either Bluebottle, Eccles, or the whole cast. (29 words)
A bluebottle was observed within the raw meat serve over unit and also on the chopping board designated for processing raw meat. (22 words)
Bluebottle flies, also known as Blow flies, can often be seen hovering around dustbins. (14 words)
Example sentences (5)
Bluebottle jellyfish are common in the summer months.
Bluebottle flies, also known as Blow flies, can often be seen hovering around dustbins.
A bluebottle was observed within the raw meat serve over unit and also on the chopping board designated for processing raw meat.
Milligan had been caught in an explosion at the Battle of Monte Cassino during the war, and weekly he would blow up either Bluebottle, Eccles, or the whole cast.
The operating system A2 - Bluebottle, especially the kernel, synchronizes and coordinates different active objects.