cochineal

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Noun cochineal has 2 senses

cochineal - a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
--₁ is a kind of dye, dyestuff
cochineal insect, cochineal, Dactylopius coccus - Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
--₂ is a kind of scale insect
--₂ is a member of Dactylopius, genus Dactylopius

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