ladybird

/ (ˈleɪdɪˌbɜːd) /

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noun

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 spotsUsual US and Canadian name: ladybug

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Word Origin for ladybird

C18: named after Our Lady, the Virgin Mary

Words nearby ladybird

lad's love, lady, lady apple, Lady Baltimore cake, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, Lady Bountiful, ladyboy, ladybug, Lady chapel

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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|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.
Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes|Lina Eckenstein
It may linger still in the "beeship" of our rhymes, and in the "Khnchen" of the corresponding German ladybird rhyme.
Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes|Lina Eckenstein