ladybug
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- noun
- /ˈleɪdiˌbʌɡ/
- US
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mariquita
- We spent a long time with this painting, counting turtles and ladybugs and hopping like frogs.
And the ladybug, those guys, they'll just walk around and munch whatever is in front of them.
- And the ladybug, those guys, they'll just walk around and munch whatever is in front of them.
- Or I'll let let Mother Nature come in and I'll let her bring in all of the I'll let the the natural controls like ladybugs come in.
- But when you source your your ladybugs from a rapidable source, you should be getting true ladybugs, not lady beetles.
Examples
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There's a cute little ladybug trying to get out the window.
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And the ladybug, those guys, they'll just walk around and munch whatever is in front of them.
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Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home.
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Do you know what they call a ladybug in Japan?
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And somewhere in here, we have a ladybug hiding, but the ladybug is not in motion.
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I've spoken to ladybugs, making a wish before they fly away.
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A few sparrows were jumping on the ground, catching caterpillars and ladybugs.
Fiction book (1996) -
Sometimes, the ladybugs use openings such as uncaulked window frames to become a crowd of uninvited guests.
Academic text (1995) -
I mean, we've got frogs and snails and mushrooms and ladybugs and butterflies and sunshines and cacti and all kinds of cute things.
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There's a cute little ladybug trying to get out of the window.
Synonyms
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A small round insect that often looks red with black spots
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A small round beetle with bright spots that eats small insects that harm plants
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A small round beetle often red with black spots that eats insects like aphids
A small round insect with bright spots that eats aphids
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Etymology
Ladybug comes from the older name ladybird, which means 'Our Lady' because people long ago thought the red back and black spots looked like the Virgin Mary's cloak. Americans later used bug instead of bird, so ladybug now names the small, round red beetle with black spots that gardeners love because it eats plant pests.