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ladybird beetle

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la⋅dy⋅bird bee⋅tle

[ley-dee-burd]
–noun
ladybug.
Also called la⋅dy⋅bird.


Origin:
1730–40, Americanism; lady (uninflected possessive case) Virgin Mary + bird; i.e. (our) Lady's bird

la⋅dy⋅bug

[ley-dee-buhg]
–noun
any of numerous small, round, often brightly colored and spotted beetles of the family Coccinellidae, feeding chiefly on aphids and other small insects, but including several forms that feed on plants.
Also called ladybeetle, lady beetle, ladybird beetle, ladybird.


Origin:
1690–1700; lady + bug 1
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