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vedalia

vedalia noun: novius cardinalis (syns. Rodolia cardinalis, Vedalia cardinalis), a ladybird beetle endemic to Australia, but introduced to California and New Zealand to control Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), a pest of citrus.

vedalia: novius cardinalis (syns. Rodolia cardinalis, Vedalia cardinalis), a ladybird beetle endemic to...
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Noun

vedalia (plural vedalias)

  1. Novius cardinalis (syns. Rodolia cardinalis, Vedalia cardinalis), a ladybird beetle endemic to Australia, but introduced to California and New Zealand to control Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), a pest of citrus.
    Synonyms:
    vedalia beetle, cardinal ladybird

Synonyms of vedalia

  • vedalia beetle
  • cardinal ladybird

Forms of vedalia

pluralvedalias

Origin of vedalia

From Vedalia, the genus in which this species was once classified.

Questions about vedalia

What does vedalia mean?
Vedalia means novius cardinalis (syns. Rodolia cardinalis, Vedalia cardinalis), a ladybird beetle endemic to Australia, but introduced to California and New Zealand to control Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), a pest of citrus.
What part of speech is vedalia?
Vedalia is a noun.
What is the plural of vedalia?
The plural of vedalia is vedalias.

Words near vedalia in the dictionary

  1. vedaclidine
  2. Vedaic
  3. Vedaism
  4. Vedal
  5. Vedalai
  6. vedalia
  7. vedalias
  8. vedana
  9. vedanas
  10. Vedanga
  11. Vedant

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