bluebottle
/ˈbluːbɒtl/noun
उच्चारण ब्लूबॉटल
नीली मक्खी, बड़ी चमकदार नीली मक्खी
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a large fly with a shiny dark blue body
नीली मक्खी, बड़ी चमकदार नीली मक्खी
- A bluebottle was buzzing against the kitchen window.
- Cover the food or the bluebottles will settle on it.
- The bluebottle buzzed around the sweet shop all afternoon.
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- A bluebottle laid eggs on the uncovered meat.
- Meera shooed a bluebottle off her plate.
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a bluebottle (countable)
Bluebottle is a countable noun for a large fly with a shiny blue-green body. It is also called a blowfly.
'Bluebottle' चमकदार नीले-हरे शरीर वाली बड़ी मक्खी के लिए countable noun है। इसे blowfly भी कहते हैं।
- A bluebottle buzzed against the windowpane.
- Bluebottles gather on rotting meat.
bluebottle = jellyfish (Australian use)
In Australian English a bluebottle is also a stinging blue jellyfish that drifts to the beach.
Australian English में bluebottle एक डंक मारने वाली नीली जेलीफ़िश भी है जो किनारे पर बह आती है।
- The beach was closed because of bluebottles.
- Swimmers were stung by bluebottles in the surf.
bluebottle = old British slang for a police officer
In old British slang, bluebottle meant a policeman, because of his blue uniform. It is dated.
पुराने British slang में bluebottle का अर्थ सिपाही था, उसकी नीली वर्दी के कारण। यह शब्द अब पुराना है।
- In the old detective novel, a bluebottle chased the thief down the lane.
bluebottle + verb: buzz, hum, land
The fly is described with verbs such as buzz, hum, land and settle.
इस मक्खी के साथ buzz, hum, land और settle जैसी क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- A bluebottle landed on the sweets.
- The bluebottle hummed around the lamp.
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adjective + bluebottle
fatbuzzingshinymetallicannoying
- A fat bluebottle buzzed around the kitchen all morning.
verb + bluebottle
swatcatchchasetrapshoo away
- Grandmother shooed the bluebottle away from the food.
bluebottle + noun
flylarvastingswarm
- A swarm of bluebottles gathered on the waste heap.
bluebottle used in
forensic sciencepoemskitchensbeach warnings
- Bluebottles are used in forensic science to estimate time of death.
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- A bluebottle trapped in the classroom kept bumping into the window.
कक्षा में फँसी एक bluebottle खिड़की से बार-बार टकरा रही थी।
- Cover the meat, or the bluebottles will lay eggs on it.
माँस ढककर रखो, वरना bluebottles उस पर अंडे दे देंगी।
- The lifeguard raised a warning flag for bluebottles on the Australian beach.
ऑस्ट्रेलियाई समुद्र-तट पर जीवनरक्षक ने bluebottles की चेतावनी के लिए झंडा ऊँचा किया।
- The sound of a bluebottle in the silent hall disturbed the examinees.
शांत हॉल में bluebottle की भनभनाहट ने परीक्षार्थियों को परेशान कर दिया।
- The insect with a metallic blue body is a bluebottle, not a bee.
धात्विक नीले शरीर वाला कीट bluebottle है, मधुमक्खी नहीं।
- Fine mesh on the windows keeps out bluebottles in the rainy season.
खिड़कियों पर बारीक जाली बरसात में bluebottles को बाहर रखती है।
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✗ There are many bluebottle in the dustbin.
✓ There are many bluebottles in the dustbin.
After many, the noun is plural.
many के बाद noun plural होता है।
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Bluebottle and housefly are both common flies, but they look and behave differently.
Bluebottle और housefly दोनों आम मक्खियाँ हैं, पर रूप और व्यवहार में अलग हैं।
A large, noisy fly with a shiny metallic blue body that is attracted to meat and waste.
चमकदार धात्विक नीले शरीर वाली बड़ी, भनभनाने वाली मक्खी जो माँस और कचरे की ओर खिंचती है।
- A bluebottle buzzed around the butcher's shop.
A smaller grey fly that lives in houses and spreads germs on food.
छोटी भूरी-धूसर मक्खी जो घरों में रहती है और भोजन पर कीटाणु फैलाती है।
- A housefly sat on the sugar bowl.
A small biting insect; the female sucks blood and can spread disease.
छोटा काटने वाला कीट; मादा खून चूसती है और रोग फैला सकती है।
- A mosquito net protected us at night.