Ladybeetle (Noun)
Meaning
Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The ladybeetle landed on the leaf and began to devour the aphids that had been infesting the plant.
- Ladybeetles are often introduced to gardens as a natural form of pest control due to their voracious appetite for aphids and other insects.
- The bright red and black ladybeetle was a welcome sight in the garden, where it was busy eating aphids and other pests.
- Ladybeetles are also known as ladybugs, although technically the term "ladybug" refers specifically to the seven-spotted ladybeetle.
- The ladybeetle's spotted shell glistened in the sunlight as it crawled across the leaf, searching for its next meal.