ladybird

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈleɪ.di.bəːd/    美 /ˈleɪ.di.bɝd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.

词形变化

ladybirds plural lady-bird alternative

词源

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.
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