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Ladybird

Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus Coccinella and allied genera (family Coccinellidae); -- called also ladybug, ladyclock, lady cow, lady fly, and lady beetle. Coccinella seplempunctata in one of the common European species. See Coccinella.

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Beetle 76% connected

A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

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Ladybug 92% connected

Same as Ladybird.

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Actinozoan noun · 86% connection

sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed

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Anapsid noun · 86% connection

primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles

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Anapsid reptile noun · 86% connection

primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles

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Arachnid noun · 86% connection

air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

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Arachnoid noun · 86% connection

air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

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Arthropod noun · 86% connection

invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

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Asian horseshoe crab noun · 86% connection

horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia

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Centipede noun · 86% connection

chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being…

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Class Merostomata noun · 86% connection

used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida

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Cnidarian noun · 86% connection

radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp a…

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Coelenterate noun · 86% connection

radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp a…

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Diapsid noun · 86% connection

reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye

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Diapsid reptile noun · 86% connection

reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye

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Diapsida noun · 86% connection

used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archos…

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Eurypterid noun · 86% connection

large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs

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Eutherian noun · 86% connection

mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials

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mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials

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False scorpion noun · 86% connection

small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion

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Analogue noun · 78% connection

A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such speci…

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Aphidophagous adjective · 78% connection

Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles of the family Coccinellidae.

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Bug noun · 78% connection

One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle.

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Curculio noun · 78% connection

One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many…

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Geometrid noun · 78% connection

One of numerous genera and species of moths, of the family Geometridae; -- so called because their larvae (called loopers, measuring w…

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Grunt noun · 78% connection

Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (A. Plumieri),…

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Ibis noun · 78% connection

Any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of the family Ibidae, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous specie…

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Jacamar noun · 78% connection

Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of the genus Galbula and allied genera. They are allied to the kingfishers, but…

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Lark noun · 78% connection

Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudidae). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia…

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Leech noun · 78% connection

Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose worms, belonging to the order Hirudinea, or Bdelloidea, esp. those species used in…

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Mantis noun · 78% connection

Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are remarkable for their sl…

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Meloe unknown · 78% connection

A genus of beetles without wings, but having short oval elytra; the oil beetles. These beetles are sometimes used instead of cantharid…

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