1. Small round bright-coloured and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
   "Gardeners often welcome ladybirds as natural pest control";
   - ladybug [N. Amer], ladybeetle [N. Amer], lady beetle [N. Amer], ladybird beetle

Derived forms: ladybirds

Type of: beetle

Part of: Coccinellidae, family Coccinellidae

Encyclopedia: Ladybird, ladybird fly away home