ladybird beetles
1ladybird beetle — /lay dee berrd / ladybug. Also called ladybird. [1730 40, Amer.; LADY (uninflected possessive case) Virgin Mary + BIRD; i.e. (our) Lady s bird] * * * ▪ insect also called ladybug any of approximately 5,000 widely distributed species of beetles …
2Ladybird — La dy*bird , n. [Equiv. to, bird of Our Lady.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus {Coccinella} and allied genera (family {Coccinellid[ae]}); called also {ladybug}, {ladyclock}, {lady cow}, {lady fly},… …
3Ladybird (disambiguation) — Coccinellidae commonly known as ladybirds or ladybugs are a family of beetles.Ladybird or ladybug may also refer to: * Lady Bird Johnson, popular nickname for Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson, the First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 *… …
4ladybird — noun /ˈleɪ.di.bəːd,ˈleɪ.di.bɝd/ Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and a red or yellow spotted shell. Syn: ladybug, lady beetle …
5ladybird — n. (British) any of a number of small and brightly colored beetles, ladybug …
618-spot ladybird — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
7Cream-spot ladybird — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
8List of beetles of Great Britain — This is a list of beetle species in Britain. Suborder Adephaga ;Family Carabidae:See List of ground beetle (Carabidae) species recorded in Britain;Families Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Paelobiidae and Dytiscidae:See List of water beetle… …
9Coccinellidae — Ladybird and ladybug redirect here. For other uses, see Ladybird (disambiguation). Coccinellidae Coccinella magnifica Scientific classification Kingdo …
10coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils …
