ladybird

A beetle of the family Coccinellidæ, order Coleoptera, so called from its graceful form and delicate coloration.

The pintail duck, Dafila acuta: so called from its graceful form.

A lady-love; a sweetheart: often used as a term of endearment.

Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus Coccinella and allied genera (family Coccinellidæ); — called also ladybug, ladyclock, lady cow, lady fly, ladybeetle, and lady beetle. Coccinella seplempunctata in one of the common European species. See coccinella.

Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.

small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests