ladybug (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ladybug*:
NOUN	animal	ladybug, ladybeetle, lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle	small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests

ladybug > pronunciation
Sounds	ley'diybah.g
Rhymes	bedbug ... Winnipeg: 26 rhymes with ahg...

English > *ladybug*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests.
Synonyms	ladybeetle, lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle
Member of	Coccinellidae, family Coccinellidae	The ladybugs
Narrower	Hippodamia convergens	A variety of ladybug
	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
Spanish	catarinita, chinita, mariquita, sarantontón
Catalan	marieta

HyperDic: ladybug