Definition of Ladybird. Meaning of Ladybird. Synonyms of Ladybird

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Definition of Ladybird

Ladybird
Ladybird 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, and lady beetle. Coccinella seplempunctata in one of the common European species. See Coccinella. Note: The ladybirds are usually more or less hemispherical in form, with a smooth, polished surface, and often colored red, brown, or black, with small spots of brighter colors. Both the larv[ae] and the adult beetles of most species feed on aphids, and for this reason they are very beneficial to agriculture and horticulture.

Meaning of Ladybird from wikipedia

- ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United Kingdom; "lady" refers to mother Mary. Entomologists use the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles to...
- species first arrived in the UK, it was labelled in jest as the "many-named ladybird" due to the great quantity of vernacular names. Among those already listed...
- "Ladybird, Ladybird" is the first line of an English-language nursery rhyme that also has German analogues. It is included in the Roud Folk Song Index...
- Ladybird, Ladybird is a 1994 British drama film directed by Ken Loach, starring Crissy Rock and Vladimir Vega. The film received positive reviews from...
- The Ladybirds were a British female vocal harmony trio, most famous for their appearances on The Benny Hill Show. They parti****ted in over 60 episodes...
- Look up ladybird in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ladybirds (Coccinellidae) are a family of beetles. Ladybird may also refer to: The Ladybird (film)...
- Ladybird is an open-source web browser developed by the Ladybird Browser Initiative, a non-profit organization focused on development of the browser. It...
- Ladybird Books is a London-based publishing company, trading as a stand-alone imprint within the Penguin Group of companies. The Ladybird imprint publishes...
- Royal Navy have been named HMS Ladybird, after the ladybird family of beetles (Coccinellidae). The first HMS Ladybird (1916) was an Insect-class gunboat...
- seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is a carnivorous beetle native to the Old World and is the most common ladybird in...