On the safety of the lily pad, a frog can relax or catch flies without fear of predation. Other species that are often found relaxing on lily pads include painted turtles, damselflies, dragonflies, and beetles, the latter of which serve as the primary pollinators for a number of different species of water lily.
adjective. An ugly mess. An ugly mess. The definition of ugly is someone or something that is visually unpleasing, or something that is threatening. 1  An example of an ugly person is someone who is very unattractive and unpleasant to look at. 2  An example of an ugly attitude is a person who is mean and pessimistic all the time.
Ugly American. Ugly American or similar could refer to: The Ugly American, a 1958 novel by William Lederer and Eugene Burdick. The Ugly American (film), a 1963 film starring Marlon Brando, based on the 1958 novel. Ugly American (pejorative), a term used to refer to perceptions of arrogant behavior by Americans abroad.