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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of Coccinellidæ, containing about 6 species of ladybird beetles of predaceous habits, natives of subtropical regions.
- noun [lowercase] Any member of this genus: as, the cardinal vedalia (the species above mentioned).
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- noun native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects
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bilby commented on the word vedalia
I'm not sure if I do beetles.
August 10, 2008