bluebottle

noun

1. 1

   Any of various blowflies of the genus Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise when flying.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   A cornflower, a plant that grows in grain fields, Centaurea cyanus, with blue flowers resembling bottles.

4. 4

   A blue ant, Diamma bicolor, a parasitic wasp native to Australia.

5. 5

   Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium. Also called triangles.

6. 6

   A police officer.