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ladybirds

ladybirds is the plural of ladybird.

Meaning of ladybird

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

Phrases with ladybirds

Questions about ladybirds

What is ladybirds the plural of?
Ladybirds is the plural of ladybird.

Words near ladybirds in the dictionary

  1. ladybird
  2. ladybird beetle
  3. ladybird beetles
  4. ladybird spider
  5. ladybird spiders
  6. ladybirds
  7. ladybits
  8. ladyboner
  9. ladyboners
  10. ladyboy
  11. ladyboys

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