= ladybird, n. 3. Cf. cow-lady, n. 1.

†(a) (also in plural) any of various buttercups of the genus Ranunculus (cf. earlier gold-knop, n.) (obsolete); (b) English regional (eastern) a…

A common provincial name of the coleopterous insects of the genus Coccinella; also called Lady-cow, and (more usually) Lady-bird.

Any of numerous small, domed beetles of the family Coccinellidae, typically having glossy red, orange, or yellow elytra marked with a number of…

= ladybird, n. 3.

= ladybird, n. 3.

(chiefly U.S.) = ladybird, n. 3 (cf. ladybug, n.).

= ladybird, n. 3.

A ladybird. Cf. burnie-bee, n.

A beetle of the genus so named or its family Coccinellidæ; a lady-bird.

transferred. Used as a name for various animals, fishes, etc. A red spider; a small red beetle; a ladybird.

a ladybird; cf. cow-lady, n. 1, ladycow, n.

‘The little spotted beetle commonly called the Lady-cow or Lady-bird.’ Ray S. & E. Country Wds. 1674.