
1) Beetle 2) Former first lady 3) Lady beetle 4) Ladybeetle 5) Ladybird beetle 6) Ladybug 7) Small beetle 8) Spotted beetle
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1) Beetle 2) Lady beetle 3) Ladybug 4) Vedalia
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[clothing] == History == Ladybird children’s clothing first appeared on UK rails in 1938. The brand was owned by Adolf Pasold & Son, and sold through various well-known high street retailers, including Woolworths and Littlewoods. The name `Ladybird” was bought by Adolf Pasold & Son for just £5 from the Klinger Manufacturing Company bec...
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• (n.) Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus Coccinella and allied genera (family Coccinellidae); -- called also ladybug, ladyclock, lady cow, lady fly, and lady beetle. Coccinella seplempunctata in one of the common European species. See Coccinella.
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<zoology> Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus Coccinella and allied genera (family Coccinellidae); called also ladybug, ladyclock, lady cow, lady fly, and lady beetle. Coccinella seplempunctata in one of the common European species. See Coccinella. ... The ladybirds are usually more or less hemispherical in form, with a ...
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La'dy·bird` noun [ Equiv. to, bird of Our Lady.] (Zoology) Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus Coccinella and allied genera (family Coccinellidæ ); -- called also ladybug , ladyclock , lady cow , lady fly , and lady beetle
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Ladybird is the popular name for beetles of the family Coccinellidae. There are many species, over forty in Britain alone, and they vary in colouration from yellow to black. Most are predacious, feeding on plant-sucking insects, especially aphids. When in danger they feign death and may release a foul smelling fluid from an opening between their fe...
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HMS Ladybird was a British River Gunboat of 625 tons displacement designed by the Yarrow company during the Great War and launched in 1915 and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Ladybird was powered by Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 14 knots. She carried a complement of between 54 and 65 and was armed with two 6 inch guns; one 3 inch an...
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beetles within the family Coccinellidae are known as ladybirds. They are amongst the most recognisable insects due to their distinctive colouration (commonly black dots on a red or yellow background).
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A colourfull small beetle whose larvae prey on aphids (greenfly)making them welcome on all farms.
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Any of various small beetles, generally red or yellow in colour, with black spots. There are more than 5,200 species worldwide. As larvae and adults, they feed on aphids and scale-insect pests. (Family Coccinellidae, order Coleoptera.) Ladybirds have been used as a form of biological control sinc...
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