Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of the Coccinellidæ; a ladybird.
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- noun zoology Any member of the Coccinellidae.
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Examples
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A program of biological control of this species, through the introduction of a specific coccinellid predator was launched in 1988 with ORSTOM assistance and is still being implemented.
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A male-killer was detected in the Japanese coccinellid, Propylea japonica (Thunberg) a species not previously known to harbour male-killers.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Tamsin Majerus 2010
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In such a critical situation, 14 types of coccinellid lady beetles along with 6 types of predatory bugs, 2 types of chrysoperla spp., so many types of preying mantids, predatory flies and wasps, 3 types of parasitoids, parasites and
WN.com - Articles related to How 'rural' is India's agricultural credit? 2010
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In such a critical situation, a predating coccinellid bug named Cryptolaemus along with so many predators, parasitoids, parasites and pathogens will help the cotton growing farmers in particular and society as a whole.
WN.com - Articles related to How 'rural' is India's agricultural credit? 2010
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In such a critical situation, 14 types of coccinellid lady beetles along with 6 types of predatory bugs, 2 types of chrysoperla spp., so many types of preying mantids, predatory flies and wasps, 3 types of parasitoids, parasites and 3 types of pathogens are active and helping the cotton growing farmers of distt Jind (Hryana) in particular and society as a whole.
WN.com - Articles related to How 'rural' is India's agricultural credit? 2010
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In such a critical situation, a predating coccinellid bug named Cryptolaemus along with so many predators, parasitoids, parasites and pathogens will help the cotton growing farmers in particular and society as a whole.
WN.com - Articles related to How 'rural' is India's agricultural credit? 2010
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A male-killer was detected in the Japanese coccinellid, Propylea japonica (Thunberg) a species not previously known to harbour male-killers.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Tamsin Majerus 2010
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