ladybird

/ (ˈleɪdɪˌbɜːd) /


noun
  1. 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

Origin of ladybird

1
C18: named after Our Lady, the Virgin Mary

Words Nearby ladybird

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How to use ladybird in a sentence

  • But then the biggest danger we faced was tripping over the occasional turtle that clambered out of ladybird Lake.

    Ranger Rick and the Coyote | Carol Flake Chapman | September 10, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Most important of these is the natural enemy of the orange-tree scale, the ladybug, or ladybird beetle.

    A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
  • A ladybird beetle, which has also been imported, is the most effective agent in keeping this pest in check.

    A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
  • Perhaps this is heightened by the contrast between the pretty, trim form of the ladybird and the ugliness of the assassin bug.

    Book of Monsters | David Fairchild and Marian Hubbard (Bell) Fairchild
  • A Prussian ladybird rhyme also mentions the boat that sailed across heaven.