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ladybug
la·dy·bug L0013900 (lā′dē-bŭg′)n. Any of numerous small, rounded, usually colorful beetles of the family Coccinellidae, often reddish with black spots and feeding primarily on other insects, including pests such as scale insects and aphids. Also called lady beetle, ladybird.
[Probably from its seven spots being considered a symbol of the seven sorrows of the Virgin Mary.]ladybug (ˈleɪdɪbʌɡ) n (Animals) US another word for ladybirdla•dy•bug (ˈleɪ diˌbʌg)
n. 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. [1690–1700] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ladybug - small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pestslady beetle, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetlebeetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wingsCoccinellidae, family Coccinellidae - the ladybugsAdalia bipunctata, two-spotted ladybug - red ladybug with a black spot on each wingbean beetle, Epilachna varivestis, Mexican bean beetle - introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plantHippodamia convergens - a variety of ladybugRodolia cardinalis, vedalia - native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects |
Translationsladybug
ladybug, ladybug, fly away homeA children's rhyme said as a chant to shoo away the ladybug beetle. The full rhyme goes "ladybug, ladybug, fly away home, your house is on fire and your children will burn," an allusion to the practice of farmers burning their fields after the harvest. In British English, "ladybird" is typically used instead of "ladybug." A: "Look! A ladybug landed on your arm." B: "Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home!"See also: away, fly, homeladybug ladybug, fly away homeA chant to send a ladybug on its way. The ladybug (or ladybird) beetle is helpful to farmers by reducing the number of harmful larvae and insects on crops. In certain parts of the English-speaking world, farmers chanted right before they burned their fields after harvest, “Ladybug ladybug, fly away home / Your house is on fire, your children alone [or your children are gone].” Some people still recite the verse when a ladybug lands on them and before gently flicking the insect off them, because swatting a ladybug is considered very bad luck.See also: away, fly, home, ladybugladybug
ladybug: see ladybird beetleladybird beetle
or ladybug,
member of a cosmopolitan beetle family with over 4,000 species, including 350 species in the United States. Ladybird beetles are mostly under 1-4 in. (6 mm) long and are nearly hemispherical in shape, with very short legs.
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Related to ladybug: ladybirdSynonyms for ladybugnoun small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pestsSynonyms- lady beetle
- ladybeetle
- ladybird
- ladybird beetle
Related Words- beetle
- Coccinellidae
- family Coccinellidae
- Adalia bipunctata
- two-spotted ladybug
- bean beetle
- Epilachna varivestis
- Mexican bean beetle
- Hippodamia convergens
- Rodolia cardinalis
- vedalia
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