Coccinella

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:34:08

Coc`ci*nel"la (?), n. [NL., fr. L. coccineus scarlet-colored. See Cochoneal.] Zool.

A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their larvae feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great benefit to man. Also called ladybirds and ladybugs.

 

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