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cochineal

/,kɑʧə'nil/

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noun
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
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cochineal insect dactylopius coccus

type of:
scale insect
noun
a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
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type of:
dye dyestuff

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