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ladybird

UK/ˈleɪ.di.bəːd//ˈleɪ.di.bɝd/

ladybird noun: any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.

ladybird: any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow...
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Noun

ladybird (plural ladybirds)

  1. (Commonwealth) Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.
    • During this time, they eat about 825 Toxoptera per ladybird, making an average of about twenty-five per day to each ladybird.1914, Entomological Society of America, Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Volume 7, page 81
    • Lady-bird, lady-bird, fly away home, / Thy house is on fire, thy children all gone: / All but one whose name is Ann, / And she crept under the pudding-pan.1927, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Edward Everett Hale, and William Byron Forbush (editors), Childhood′s Favorites and Fairy Stories: The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1, Gutenberg eBook #19993

ladybird meaning in Hindi, Punjabi, Tagalog and Arabic

ladybird in Hindi

member of Coccinellidae
सोनपाखरा sonpākhrā, सोनपंखी sonpaṅkhī, सुररखी surarkhī

ladybird in Punjabi

member of Coccinellidae
ਬੀਰ ਵਹੁਟੀ bīr vahuṭī

ladybird in Tagalog

member of Coccinellidae
marikita

ladybird in Arabic

member of Coccinellidae
دُعْسُوقَة duʕsūqa
More languagesFewer languages
ladybird in Malay
kumbang
ladybird in Indonesian
kepik
ladybird in Persian
کفشدوزک kafšduzak
ladybird in Thai
แมลงเต่าทอง má-laeng dtào tɔɔng, เต่าทอง dtào tɔɔng
ladybird in Vietnamese
bọ rùa, cánh cam

Synonyms of ladybird

Forms of ladybird

pluralladybirds
alternative formlady-bird

Origin of ladybird

From lady + bird. Lady here refers to the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. Compare German Marienkäfer (literally “Mary beetle or bug”), Danish mariehøne, Latvian mārīte, Macedonian бубамара (bubamara) and Spanish mariquita. Also compare damselfly.

Words formed from ladybird

Phrases with ladybird

Questions about ladybird

What does ladybird mean?
Ladybird means any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.
What is ladybird in Hindi?
Ladybird in Hindi is सोनपाखरा (sonpākhrā), सोनपंखी (sonpaṅkhī), सुररखी (surarkhī). See Ladybird meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is ladybird?
Ladybird is a noun.
How do you pronounce ladybird?
Ladybird is pronounced /ˈleɪ.di.bəːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of ladybird?
The plural of ladybird is ladybirds.

Words near ladybird in the dictionary

  1. lady-killing
  2. lady-like
  3. Ladybank
  4. ladybeetle
  5. ladybeetles
  6. ladybird
  7. ladybird beetle
  8. ladybird beetles
  9. ladybird spider
  10. ladybird spiders
  11. ladybirds

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