HyperDic: cochineal_insect

English > 1 sense of the expression cochineal insect:
NOUNanimalcochineal insect, cochineal, Dactylopius coccusMexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti
English > cochineal insect: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningMexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye.
Synonymscochineal, Dactylopius coccus
Member ofDactylopius, genus Dactylopiustype genus of the Dactylopiidae
Broaderscale insectsmall homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
Spanishcochinilla, dactylopius coccus
Catalancotxinilla, dactylopius coccus

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