ladybird (redirected from seven-spot ladybirds)

la·dy·bird  (ld-bûrd)

n.

See ladybug.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ladybird - small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests lady beetle, ladybeetle, ladybird beetle, ladybug beetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings Coccinellidae, family Coccinellidae - the ladybugs 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

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ladybird [ˈleɪdibɜː^rd] ladybug [ˈleɪdibʌg] (US) n → coccinelle f

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ladybird [ˈleɪdɪˌbɜːd] lady£bug [ˈleɪdɪˌbʌg] (Am) n → coccinella

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ladybird [ˈleɪdɪˌbɜːd] lady£bug [ˈleɪdɪˌbʌg] (Am) n → coccinella

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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