vedalia

n. [昆]澳洲瓢虫

词形变化

vedalias 复数 vedalias

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Novius cardinalis (syns. Rodolia cardinalis, Vedalia cardinalis), a ladybird beetle endemic to Australia, but introduced to California and New Zealand to control Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), a pest of citrus.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

ladybug ladybird lady beetle ladybird beetle

词源

From Vedalia, the genus in which this species was once classified.

来源：wiktionary