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Coccinellidae

noun

the ladybugs

• Syn: ↑family Coccinellidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera, ↑order Coleoptera

• Member Meronyms:

↑ladybug, ↑ladybeetle, ↑lady beetle, ↑ladybird, ↑ladybird beetle, ↑Adalia, ↑genus Adalia, ↑Epilachna, ↑genus Epilachna, ↑Hippodamia, ↑genus Hippodamia, ↑Rodolia, ↑genus Rodolia, ↑genus Vedalia

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\\-ˈneləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Coccinella, type genus + -idae

: a family of small usually hemispherical beetles that are known as ladybugs and that have larvae which are mostly beneficial predators of aphids and other small insects — compare mexican bean beetle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.