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Ladybug vs Wasp - What's the difference?

ladybug | wasp |

As nouns the difference between ladybug and wasp

is that ladybug is (north america) any beetle of the coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and a colorful shell while wasp is any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet or bee or wasp can be a member of the dominant american upper-class culture, a white anglo-saxon protestant.

ladybug

English

(wikipedia ladybug)

Alternative forms

* lady-bug

Noun

(en noun)
  • (North America) any beetle of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and a colorful shell.

    • Synonyms

    * (beetle) coccinellid; lady-bird / ladybird (qualifier); lady beetle / lady-beetle / ladybeetle

    wasp

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (referring to the insect's woven nests). Compare Dutch (m), German (m), Danish (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet or bee.
  • A person who behaves in an angry or insolent way, hence waspish.
    • (-)

    See also

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    Etymology 2

    Originally an acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of the dominant American upper-class culture, a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

    • See also

    * cracker * honky

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