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Definition of Ladybug
1. Noun. Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests.
Generic synonyms: Beetle
Group relationships: Coccinellidae, Family Coccinellidae
Specialized synonyms: Adalia Bipunctata, Two-spotted Ladybug, Bean Beetle, Epilachna Varivestis, Mexican Bean Beetle, Hippodamia Convergens, Rodolia Cardinalis, Vedalia
Definition of Ladybug
1. n. Same as Ladybird.
Definition of Ladybug
1. Noun. (North America) any of the ''Coccinellidae'' family of beetles, typically having a round shape and a colorful shell. Also called ladybird or lady beetle. See w:Coccinellidae for more information. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ladybug
1. a small beetle [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ladybug
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Literary usage of Ladybug
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1. Nature in Verse: A Poetry Reader for Children by Mary Isabella Lovejoy (1895)
"ladybug, ladybug. ladybug, ladybug, haste away home ! Your house is on fire, Your
children will burn. Dear ladybug, I am sorry for you If your house is .on ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1918)
""Yes," the ladybug answered, "but they only live there until it is time to go to
work." "Of course, I know that is n't true," Mary Jinny said, ..."
3. Handbook of Nature Study: For Teachers and Pupils in Elementary Schools by Dietrich Lange (1898)
"ladybug AND LARV^ ON ROSE times they starve in LEAF. great numbers, because their
food gives out. What becomes of the millions of insects when cold weather ..."
4. Folded Paper Projects by Joy Evans, Jo Ellen Moore (2000)
"Glue a ladybug on the front of an invitation to the parents to visit the classroom.
• Have students unfold their ladybugs, ..."
5. Read & Understand Poetry, Grades 2-3 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Martha Cheney (2005)
"You may wish to reread "ladybug, ladybug" as you work. 1. In the poem, what is
the father ladybug doing? (A) cooking (D clapping © jumping (p) sweeping 2. ..."
6. The Insular First Reader by David Gibbs (1920)
"THE ladybug AND THE FLY jr\ *,. i • * A ladybug and a fly once lived together in
a little house. They cooked their food in an eggshell. ..."
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