Defenition of the word cochineal insect

• Defenition of the word cochineal insect

  • Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

Synonyms for the word cochineal insect

• • cochineal
  • Dactylopius coccus

Meronymys for the word cochineal insect

• • Dactylopius
  • genus Dactylopius

Hypernyms for the word cochineal insect

• • scale insect

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• • What is cocci
  • The definition of coccus
  • The interpretation of the word genus cocculus
  • What is meant by cocculus
  • The lexical meaning genus coccothraustes
  • The dictionary meaning of the word coccothraustes
  • The grammatical meaning of the word superfamily coccoidea
  • Meaning of the word coccoidea
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word coccoid
  • The origin of the word dactylopius coccus
  • Synonym for the word cochlearia
  • Antonyms for the word genus cochlearia
  • Homonyms for the word cochlearius
  • Hyponyms for the word genus cochlearius
  • Holonyms for the word cochon de lait
  • Hypernyms for the word suckling pig
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word cock's eggs
  • Translation of the word in other languages salpichroa organifolia