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A large and troublesome species of blowfly (Musca vomitoria). Its body is steel blue.
A small European bird; the blue-throated warbler.
The bluepoll.
The blue bonnet or blue titmouse.
A Scot; a Scotchman; -- so named from wearing a blue bonnet.
One dressed in blue, as a soldier, a sailor, a beadle, etc.
of Blue
A species of whitefish (Coregonus nigripinnis) found in Lake Michigan.
A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the family Carangidae, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.
A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the family Labridae.
One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, to whim annually on the king's birthday were distributed certain alms, including a blue gown; a beadsman.
With a blue color.
The quality of being blue; a blue color.
A nickname for a Nova Scotian.
A kind of salmon (Salmo Cambricus) found in Wales.
See under Print.
A literary lady; a female pedant.
The American avocet (Recurvirostra Americana).
The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
Blue vitriol.