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vedalia definition

ve·da·lia (və dā′lē ə, -dāl′yə)

noun

an Australian ladybug (Rodolia cardinalis), now widely introduced all over the world to combat certain scale insects

Etymology: ModL < ?

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