coccinélido.
(Doof coccinela and the Gr. and? d?, form).
1. adj. Zool. It is said the insects, beetles, trimers, of small size and hemispheric body, whose elytra, smooth and bright colors, have several black spots; e.g. Ladybug. For the most part they feed on aphids, which are useful to agriculture. U t. c. s.
2. m. pl. Zool. Family of these animals.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
