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LAYD-eeb-urd/ˈleɪdibɜːd/

A ladybird is a small round beetle, usually red with black spots — British English. Countable: a ladybird, ladybirds. A fly is also an insect but has no spots and is not round. American English often says ladybug. Write one word: ladybird, not lady bird.

Meaning

A small round beetle, usually red with black spots (British).

Examples

• “A ladybird landed on my hand.”
• “A ladybird crawled on the leaf.”
• “We counted the spots on the ladybird.”

Good to know

a ladybird (British). American: ladybug. One word. Contrast: fly (no spots).

Near in meaning

ladybug

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