ladybird

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ladybird

/ˈleɪ.di.bəːd/ UK
/ˈleɪ.di.bɝd/ US

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From lady + bird. Lady here refers to the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. Compare German Marienkäfer (literally “Mary beetle or bug”), Danish mariehøne, Latvian mārīte, Macedonian бубамара (bubamara) and Spanish mariquita. Also compare damselfly.

noun ladybirds · lady-bird

Commonwealth Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra. 1914, Entomological Society of America, Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Volume 7, page 81, During this time, they eat about 825 Toxoptera per ladybird, making an average of about twenty-five per day to each ladybird.
Similar: ladybug, lady beetle, ladycow, lady fly, bishy barnabee

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noun member of Coccinellidae

Español	mariquita, catarinita, chinita, San Antonio, sarantontón, vaquita de San Antonio
한국어	무당벌레 mudangbeolle
日本語	テントウムシ tentōmushi, 天道虫 tentōmushi
中文	瓢蟲 /瓢虫 piáochóng
हिन्दी	सोनपाखरा sonpākhrā, सोनपंखी sonpaṅkhī, सुररखी surarkhī
Português	joaninha
Français	coccinelle
Deutsch	Marienkäfer
Italiano	coccinella
Ελληνικά	πασχαλίτσα paschalítsa
Română	buburuză, gărgăriță, mămăruță
Русский	бо́жья коро́вка bóžʹja koróvka
Tiếng Việt	bọ rùa, cánh cam
العربية	دُعْسُوقَة duʕsūqa
עברית	מושית moshít, פרת משה רבינו parát moshé rabénu

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@misc{ladybird_2026,
  title = {ladybird},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ladybird},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}