Bluebottle in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “bluebottle” in Hindi is नीली मक्खी, pronounced nili makkhi — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight
From Middle English blewbothel, from blew (“blue”) + bothel (“flower in the Asteraceae family”). In sense 2, a shortening of bluebottle fly. The fly was so named because it resembles the bluebottle flower in colour. The other transferred senses likewise have reference to the colour of the respective referents.
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