Meanings
noungreen bottle fly (plural green bottle flies)
plural green bottle flies · alternative green-bottle fly · alternative greenbottle fly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the flies in the genus Lucilia (alias Phaenicia).
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Translations
Dutch groene vleesvlieg
- groene vleesvliegflies in the genera Lucilia and Phaenicia
French mouche verte
- mouche verteflies in the genera Lucilia and Phaenicia
German Goldfliege
- Goldfliegeflies in the genera Lucilia and Phaenicia
Polish mucha zielona
- mucha zielonaflies in the genera Lucilia and Phaenicia
Turkish altın sinek
- altın sinekflies in the genera Lucilia and Phaenicia
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APA
green bottle fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20bottle%20fly
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“green bottle fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20bottle%20fly. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green bottle fly,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20bottle%20fly.
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