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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