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ladybird
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la·dy·bird  (ld-bûrd)
n.
See ladybug.

ladybird [ˈleɪdɪˌbɜːd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small brightly coloured beetles of the family Coccinellidae, such as Adalia bipunctata (two-spotted ladybird), which has red elytra marked with black spots Usual US and Canadian name ladybug
[named after Our Lady, the Virgin Mary]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ladybirdladybird - small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
beetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
Adalia bipunctata, two-spotted ladybug - red ladybug with a black spot on each wing
bean beetle, Epilachna varivestis, Mexican bean beetle - introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
Hippodamia convergens - a variety of ladybug
Rodolia cardinalis, vedalia - native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects
Translations
ladybird [ˈleɪdɪbɜːd] ladybug (US) [ˈleɪdɪbʌg] N (= beetle) → mariquita f, vaca f de San Antón

ladybird [ˈleɪdibɜːrd] ladybug [ˈleɪdibʌg] (US) ncoccinelle f

ladybird [ˈleɪdɪˌbɜːd] lady£bug [ˈleɪdɪˌbʌg] (Am) ncoccinella
ladybird [ˈleɪdɪˌbɜːd] lady£bug [ˈleɪdɪˌbʌg] (Am) ncoccinella

ladybird خُنْفِسَاء الدَعْسُوقَة slunéčko sedmitečné mariehøne Marienkäfer πασχαλίτσα mariquita leppäkerttu coccinelle bubamara coccinella テントウムシ 무당벌레 lieveheersbeestje marihøne biedronka joaninha божья коровка nyckelpiga แมลงปีกแข็ง uç uç böceği con bọ rùa 瓢虫


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Do-it-yourself gardeners and commercially minded farming operations will learn how to build a healthy garden through identifying soil types and properly nurturing them, which weeds are useful and controlling unwanted varieties, encouraging "good" predators such as ladybirds and overflies, while repelling destructive pests in the garden.
The same Spiroplasma kills males in ladybirds (male heterogametic) and butterflies (male homogametic).
Most home gardeners know why the beetles, called ladybirds in some regions and ladybugs in most, are gathered.
 
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