ladybug

[ ley-dee-buhg ]

noun

any of numerous small, round, often brightly colored and spotted beetles of the family Coccinellidae, feeding chiefly on aphids and other small insects, but including several forms that feed on plants.

Origin of ladybug

First recorded in 1690–1700; lady + bug¹

Months earlier, the mother-daughter duo got matching ladybug tattoos, a tribute to Rowan’s newborn nickname, “Bug.”
Brooke Shields is just getting started | Ashley Spencer | November 5, 2021 | Washington Post
The ladybugs and birds feed on crop pests, reducing the need for pesticides.
A recipe for fighting climate change and feeding the world | Sarah Kaplan | October 12, 2021 | Washington Post
For example, it could not tell the difference between a 10-spot ladybug and a 22-spot ladybug.
Your Flickr photos could help scientists keep tabs on wildlife | Charlotte Hu | August 23, 2021 | Popular-Science
I planned the ladybug to be all recycled, but the DOT specifications of must “last more than five years, and weigh less than seven pounds” made the use of recycled materials very difficult.
Finding these artful animals around Capitol Hill is as easy as ABC | Fritz Hahn | July 22, 2021 | Washington Post
He was swimming in nature—ladybugs and rabbits, vegetable gardens and citrus trees, puddles and creeks, daylight and the sky—unlike in prison.
My Father's Life Was Shaped by Racism. So Was His Death | Savala Nolan | July 16, 2021 | Time

Exhale on the cold pane, then draw a ladybug in the condensation.
Crushing Christmas: How to Win Every Argument | Kelly Williams Brown | December 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
She has nicknames for all her students—she coos that they are her “ladybug” or “honey pie” or “sexy lady.”
A Love Letter to ‘American Idol’ Judge Nicki Minaj | Ramin Setoodeh | March 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Most important of these is the natural enemy of the orange-tree scale, the ladybug, or ladybird beetle.
A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
"I am his mistress," said ladybug, and seized the shape by the throat.
Negro Tales | Joseph Seamon Cotter
ladybug pressed me closely and began to rock from side to side.
Negro Tales | Joseph Seamon Cotter
Then rising, still in silence, ladybug hurled me upon the bosom of the lake.
Negro Tales | Joseph Seamon Cotter
ladybug, the dead man's fiancée, believed the rash-judging preacher.
Negro Tales | Joseph Seamon Cotter

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