VEDALIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects

Synonyms:

Rodolia cardinalis; vedalia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("vedalia" is a kind of...):

lady beetle; ladybeetle; ladybird; ladybird beetle; ladybug (small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests)

Holonyms ("vedalia" is a member of...):

genus Rodolia; genus Vedalia; Rodolia (genus of Australian ladybugs)

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