- vedalia
- noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name Date: 1889 an Australian ladybug (Rodolia cardinalis) introduced to many countries to control scale insects — called also vedalia beetle
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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vedalia — [və dā′lē ə, vədāl′yə] n. 〚ModL < ?〛 an Australian ladybug (Rodolia cardinalis), now widely introduced all over the world to combat certain scale insects * * * … Universalium
vedália — s. f. Espécie de cochinilha semelhante à joaninha e inimiga da icéria de que se sustenta … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
vedalia — [və dā′lē ə, vədāl′yə] n. [ModL < ?] an Australian ladybug (Rodolia cardinalis), now widely introduced all over the world to combat certain scale insects … English World dictionary
vedalia — noun native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects • Syn: ↑Rodolia cardinalis • Hypernyms: ↑ladybug, ↑ladybeetle, ↑lady beetle, ↑ladybird, ↑ladybird beetle • … Useful english dictionary
vedalia beetle — noun see vedalia … New Collegiate Dictionary
vedalia — Australian pest eating ladybug Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
vedalia — ve·da·lia … English syllables
vedalia — /vəˈdeɪliə / (say vuh dayleeuh) noun an Australian ladybird, Rodolia cardinalis, used elsewhere to control citrus fruit pests. {New Latin} …
genus Vedalia — noun genus of Australian ladybugs • Syn: ↑Rodolia, ↑genus Rodolia • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Coccinellidae, ↑family Coccinellidae … Useful english dictionary
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