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8 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
originFrom lady + bird. Lady here refers to the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. Compare German Marienkäfer (literally “Mary beetle or bug”), Danish mariehøne, Latvian mārīte, Macedonian бубамара (bubamara) and Spanish mariquita. Also compare damselfly.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- rabidly 13
- drably 12
- baddy 12
- biddy 12
- badly 11
- baldy 11
- bardy 11
- birdy 11
- blady 11
- darby 11
- aridly 10
- bialy 10