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cochineal insect

noun

any of a family (Dactylopiidae) of scale insects, esp. one (Dactylopius coccus) that has a brilliant-red body fluid, feeds on certain cactuses, is found chiefly in Mexico, and was formerly much used as a source of cochineal

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  1. ‹ cochineal
  2. ‹ Cochin China
  3. ‹ Cochin
  4. ‹ Cochabamba
  5. ‹ coch
  6. ‹ coccyx
  7. ‹ -coccus
  8. ‹ coccus
  9. ‹ coccolith
  10. ‹ -coccoid
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