ladybird
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- noun
- /ˈleɪdiˌbɜrd/
- UK
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mariquita
- My pretty ladybird.
- ladybird beetle
Oh, you know, here's this giant brown ladybird that's upside down.
- Oh, you know, here's this giant brown ladybird that's upside down.
Examples
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Oh, you know, here's this giant brown ladybird that's upside down.
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Can you see the lovely ladybird?
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Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home.
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PHOTO (COLOR): A tray of ladybird beetles (family Coccinellidae) from the museum's extensive collection of biological control agents.
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PHOTO (COLOR): The presence of beneficial insects such as ladybird beetles on this cotton bloom is testimony to the benefit of reduced pesticide use as a result of the boll weevil eradication program.
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While walking in the garden, I noticed a small ladybird crawling on a leaf.
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The ladybird is helpful in the garden, as it eats aphids and other pests.
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Children love to spot a ladybird because of its bright colors and distinctive spots.
Synonyms
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A small round beetle with a red or yellow back and black spots that eats small insects
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A small round beetle often red with black spots that eats insects like aphids
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A small round beetle with bright spots that eats small insects that harm plants
A small round insect with bright spots that eats aphids
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A small round beetle often red with black spots that eats insects like aphids
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Etymology
Ladybird comes from the old words lady and bird, because people long ago linked its red back with black spots to 'Our Lady', the Virgin Mary, and they used bird for any small creature. So a ladybird today is the small round red beetle you see on plants that eats harmful insects.