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Webster 1913 Edition
Coccinella
‖
Cocˊci-nel′la
,Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
coccineus
scarlet-colored. See Cochoneal
.] (Zool.)
A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their larvæ feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great benefit to man. Also called
ladybirds
and ladybugs
.