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RODOLIA CARDINALIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects
Synonyms:
Rodolia cardinalis; vedalia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Rodolia cardinalis" 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 ("Rodolia cardinalis" is a member of...):
genus Rodolia; genus Vedalia; Rodolia (genus of Australian ladybugs)