ladybird (beetle) — [lād′ēbʉrd΄] n. 〚short for Our Lady s bird〛 LADYBUG: also lady beetle * * * … Universalium
ladybird (beetle) — [lād′ēbʉrd΄] n. [short for Our Lady s bird] LADYBUG: also lady beetle … English World dictionary
ladybird (beetle) — [lād′ēbʉrd΄] n. [short for Our Lady s bird] LADYBUG: also lady beetle … English World dictionary
ladybird beetle — /lay dee berrd / ladybug. Also called ladybird. [1730 40, Amer.; LADY (uninflected possessive case) Virgin Mary + BIRD; i.e. (our) Lady s bird] * * * ▪ insect also called ladybug any of approximately 5,000 widely distributed species of beetles … Universalium
ladybird beetle — noun see ladybug … New Collegiate Dictionary
ladybird beetle — la′dy•bird bee tle [[t]ˌleɪ diˌbɜrd[/t]] n. ent ladybug Also called la′dy•bird … From formal English to slang
beetle — beetle1 /beet l/, n., v., beetled, beetling. n. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by hard, horny forewings that cover and protect the membranous flight wings. 2. (loosely) any of various insects resembling the… … Universalium
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
ladybird — ► NOUN ▪ a small beetle with a domed back, typically red or yellow with black spots … English terms dictionary
Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma … Wikipedia
