A metallic green fly which sometimes lays eggs in wounds on sheep or other animals.
绿蝇
Genus Lucilia, family Calliphoridae: several species, in particular the common L. caesar
Example sentencesExamples
Blowflies, such as greenbottles and bluebottles, are attracted to your rabbit and its housing by the presence of faeces, urine, rotting vegetables and open wounds.
Eight out of every 10 insects eaten are flies. Surprisingly, most are large including greenbottles, bluebottles and horseflies.
Definition of greenbottle in US English:
greenbottle
nounˈɡrēnˌbäd(ə)l
A metallic green fly which sometimes lays eggs in wounds on sheep or other animals.
绿蝇
Genus Lucilia, family Calliphoridae: several species, in particular the common L. caesar
Example sentencesExamples
Blowflies, such as greenbottles and bluebottles, are attracted to your rabbit and its housing by the presence of faeces, urine, rotting vegetables and open wounds.
Eight out of every 10 insects eaten are flies. Surprisingly, most are large including greenbottles, bluebottles and horseflies.