Ladybirds

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coccinella \Coc`ci*nel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. coccineus
     scarlet-colored. See {Cochoneal}.] (Zool.)
     A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their
     larv[ae] feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great
     benefit to man. Also called {ladybirds} and {ladybugs}.
     [1913 Webster]