ladybeetle

ladybeetle
noun
small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
Hypernyms: ↑beetle
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Coccinellidae, ↑family Coccinellidae

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/lay"dee beet'l/, n.
ladybug.
[1875-80; LADY(BUG) + BEETLE1]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • ladybeetle — n. Same as {ladybird}. Syn: ladybug, lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ladybeetle — Ladybird La dy*bird , n. [Equiv. to, bird of Our Lady.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus {Coccinella} and allied genera (family {Coccinellid[ae]}); called also {ladybug}, {ladyclock}, {lady cow}, {lady fly},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ladybeetle — /lay dee beet l/, n. ladybug. Also, lady beetle. [1875 80; LADY(BUG) + BEETLE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • ladybeetle — noun The ladybird / ladybug …   Wiktionary

  • ladybeetle — n. ladybug, small rounded and spotted brightly colored beetle, ladybird …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ladybeetle — la′dy•bee tle or la′dy bee tle n. ent ladybug • Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • Coccinella seplempunctata — Ladybird La dy*bird , n. [Equiv. to, bird of Our Lady.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus {Coccinella} and allied genera (family {Coccinellid[ae]}); called also {ladybug}, {ladyclock}, {lady cow}, {lady fly},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lady beetle — Ladybird La dy*bird , n. [Equiv. to, bird of Our Lady.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus {Coccinella} and allied genera (family {Coccinellid[ae]}); called also {ladybug}, {ladyclock}, {lady cow}, {lady fly},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lady cow — Ladybird La dy*bird , n. [Equiv. to, bird of Our Lady.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus {Coccinella} and allied genera (family {Coccinellid[ae]}); called also {ladybug}, {ladyclock}, {lady cow}, {lady fly},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lady fly — Ladybird La dy*bird , n. [Equiv. to, bird of Our Lady.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus {Coccinella} and allied genera (family {Coccinellid[ae]}); called also {ladybug}, {ladyclock}, {lady cow}, {lady fly},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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