coccinellan.
/kɒksɪˈnɛlə/ Entomology.
A beetle of the genus so named or its family Coccinellidæ; a lady-bird.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Coccinellidae > member of (lady-bird)
ladycow1583
golden knop1592
cow-lady1656
ladybird1673
lady-clock1682
lady fly1714
ladybeetle1766
ladybug1787
bishy barnabee1789
coccinella1815
soldier1848
Judycow1855
bishop1875
coccinellid1887
1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. 265 It is fortunate that in most countries the children have taken these friendly Coccinellae under their protection.
1887 J. D. Hooker in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) I. i. 4 Seeing a Coccinella on a post.
Derivatives
cocciˈnellid adj. and n.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [adjective] > of or relating to family Coccinellidae
coccinellid1887
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Coccinellidae > member of (lady-bird)
ladycow1583
golden knop1592
cow-lady1656
ladybird1673
lady-clock1682
lady fly1714
ladybeetle1766
ladybug1787
bishy barnabee1789
coccinella1815
soldier1848
Judycow1855
bishop1875
coccinellid1887
1887 E. A. Ormerod Australian Bug 29 The grubs of a Coccinellid or Ladybird.
1913 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 4 June 955/2 2 Coccinellid beetles of the genus Epilachna.
1959 E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Isles II. 46 In these clusters of Coccinellid beetles there may be as many as one thousand five hundred individuals per square foot.
1959 E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Isles II. 47 Although there are some three thousand five hundred species of Coccinellids, only forty-five are British.
1964 Canadian Entomologist XCVI. 1151 The life histories of our common coccinellids have never been carefully studied.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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