coccinellid
coccinellid — 名詞
1. a small, round beetle from the ladybug family, usually with bright red or orange
瓢蟲
瓢蟲科的小型甲蟲，常見紅底黑斑
a small, round beetle from the ladybug family, usually with bright red or orange wing covers marked by black spots, that feeds on aphids and other tiny garden pests.
Eli counted seven coccinellids resting on a single rose leaf in the garden.
Eli 在花園裡的一片玫瑰葉上數到七隻瓢蟲。
countable noun with a number: 'seven coccinellids'
Farmers in Folake's village released coccinellids to control aphids on the bean plants.
Folake 村裡的農民釋放瓢蟲，用來控制豆株上的蚜蟲。
typical context: biological pest control
A bright orange coccinellid landed on Mira's notebook during the outdoor science class.
戶外自然課時，一隻鮮橘色的瓢蟲停在 Mira 的筆記本上。
The biology textbook showed how coccinellids defend themselves by releasing a bitter yellow liquid.
生物課本介紹瓢蟲會分泌一種苦味的黃色液體來自我防禦。
Omar photographed dozens of coccinellids clustered together on a wooden fence near the river.
Omar 在河邊一道木柵欄上拍到數十隻瓢蟲聚集成一團。
- ladybug
the standard American everyday term
- ladybird
the standard British everyday term
- lady beetle
a semi-formal alternative used by gardeners and writers
文法句型
a coccinellid
coccinellids feed on
用法筆記
Specialist or scientific term for what most English speakers simply call a ladybug (US) or ladybird (UK). Use it in biology writing or formal nature articles; in everyday speech, prefer 'ladybug' or 'ladybird'.
常見錯誤
coccinellid — 形容詞
- coccinellidpositive
- more coccinellidcomparative
- most coccinellidsuperlative
1. describing things connected with the ladybug family of beetles — for example, th
瓢蟲科的
與瓢蟲科甲蟲相關的
describing things connected with the ladybug family of beetles — for example, their bodies, their behaviour, or the wider group they belong to in scientific classification.
Anjali studied coccinellid species across three different farms for her thesis project.
Anjali 為了論文研究，在三座不同農場觀察瓢蟲科的物種。
attributive: coccinellid + species
The museum display compared the wing patterns of several coccinellid beetles from Asia.
博物館展示比較了幾種來自亞洲的瓢蟲科甲蟲的翅膀紋路。
attributive: coccinellid + beetles
Vinícius mapped coccinellid populations along the coast during the spring research trip.
Vinícius 在春季研究行程中沿著海岸記錄瓢蟲科的族群分佈。
Joon explained that coccinellid larvae look very different from the adult spotted beetles.
Joon 解釋瓢蟲科的幼蟲外形和成蟲帶斑點的樣子差異很大。
The gardener praised the coccinellid hunger for aphids that kept her roses healthy all summer.
園丁稱讚瓢蟲科這種對蚜蟲的食慾，讓她整個夏天的玫瑰都長得很健康。
- ladybird-related
everyday paraphrase
文法句型
coccinellid + noun
用法筆記
Used almost only before a noun (attributive). You would not say 'this beetle is coccinellid'; instead say 'this is a coccinellid beetle' or 'this beetle belongs to the family Coccinellidae'.