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1. (n.) cochineal
a red dye prepared from the dried bodies of the females of the cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus, which lives on cactuses of warm regions.
Etymology: (1575–85; < MF cochinille < Sp cochinilla the insect; of obscure orig.)
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1. (noun) cochineal
a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
2. (noun) cochineal insect, cochineal, Dactylopius coccus
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
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1. cochineal
a dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the Coccus cacti, an insect native in Mexico, Central America, etc., and found on several species of cactus, esp. Opuntia cochinellifera
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