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Noun: cochineal insect
  1. Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
    - cochineal, Dactylopius coccus

Derived forms: cochineal insects

Type of: scale insect

Part of: Dactylopius, genus Dactylopius

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coccygeal nerve
coccygeal plexus
coccygeal vertebra
coccyx
Coccyzus
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Cochimi
cochin
cochin china
cochineal
cochineal insect
Cochise
cochlea
cochlear
Cochlearia
Cochlearia officinalis
Cochlearius
Cochlearius cochlearius
cochon de lait
Cochran
cock