lady beetle

Variant of ladybird (beetle)

ladybird (beetle) definition

lady·bird· (beetle) (-bʉrd′)

noun

ladybug
also lady beetle

Etymology: short for Our Lady's bird

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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