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Definition of "ladybird" []

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ladybird" in a sentence
  • "-- And why do the people in Suffolk call a ladybird "Bishop Barnaby?""
  • "The Finnish word for ladybird translates to Blood Gertrude."
  • "There are about 5,000 species of ladybugs, also known as ladybird beetles, with about 450 species in the United States, Losey said."