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VEDALIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vedalia mean?
• VEDALIA (noun)
The noun VEDALIA has 1 sense:
1. native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects
Familiarity information: VEDALIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Rodolia cardinalis; vedalia
Hypernyms ("vedalia" 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 ("vedalia" is a member of...):
genus Rodolia; genus Vedalia; Rodolia (genus of Australian ladybugs)
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