LADYBUG

ladybug, ladybeetle, lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle

(noun) small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ladybug (plural ladybugs)

(North America) synonym of ladybird.

Source: Wiktionary


La"dy*bug`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Same as Ladybird.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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