English > lady beetle: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests. |
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Synonyms | ladybug, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle |
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Member of | Coccinellidae, family Coccinellidae | The ladybugs |
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Narrower | Hippodamia convergens | A variety of ladybug |
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Mexican bean beetle, bean beetle, Epilachna varivestis | introduced into the United States from Mexico |
two-spotted ladybug, Adalia bipunctata | Red ladybug with a black spot on each wing |
vedalia, Rodolia cardinalis | Native to Australia |
Broader | beetle | insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings |
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Spanish | catarinita, chinita, mariquita, sarantontón |
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Catalan | marieta |
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