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cochineal insect
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noun
any of various small red scale insects of the family Dactylopiidae, related to the mealybugs and characterized by an oval segmented body with white waxy plates and short legs and antennae: the source of cochineal.
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Origin of cochineal insect
First recorded in 1795โ1805
Words nearby cochineal insect
co-channel, cochin, Cochinchina, cochineal, cochineal cactus, cochineal insect, Cochise, cochlea, cochlear duct, cochlear implant, cochleate
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