LADYBIRD BEETLE


Meaning of LADYBIRD BEETLE in English

/lay'dee berrd'/

ladybug. Also called ladybird .

[ 1730-40, Amer.; LADY (uninflected possessive case) Virgin Mary + BIRD; i.e. (our) Lady's bird ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .