Eccles and Bluebottle were the funniest characters on The Goon Show radio program.
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Bluebottle
Synonyms for "bluebottle" (31 found)
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10 translations across 10 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- raatokärpänen noun (blowfly of the genus Calliphora)
German
1 entries- Schmeißfliege noun (blowfly of the genus Calliphora)
Greek
1 entries- κρεατόμυγα noun (blowfly of the genus Calliphora)
Korean
1 entries- 검정파리 noun (blowfly of the genus Calliphora)
Māori
1 entries- rango tamumu noun (blowfly of the genus Calliphora)
Norman
1 entries- moûque à vèrs noun (blowfly of the genus Calliphora)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- spyflue noun (blowfly of the genus Calliphora)
Polish
1 entries- plujka noun (blowfly of the genus Calliphora)
Portuguese
1 entries- varejeira azul noun (blowfly of the genus Calliphora)
Russian
1 entries- тру́пная му́ха noun (blowfly of the genus Calliphora)
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Among field flowers the most noted are the May Lily, the Ground Ivy, the Bluebottle, Camomile and so on; and among herbs, Trefoil, Wormwood, Sorrel, the Nettle and so forth.
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The incredibly long body as well as the extended wings were of a gleaming purplish-gray colour: I can only liken it to that of a meat fly or common "bluebottle".
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I will have you as soundly swing’d for this, you bluebottle rogue!
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