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noun
Any of various blowflies of the genus Lucilia that are a brilliant metallic green in colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
blowfly with brilliant coppery green body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: greenbottle fly
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Broader terms: blowfly, blow fly
History
From green + bottle. From resemblance to shiny colored-glass bottles.
