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DACTYLOPIUS COCCUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
Synonyms:
cochineal; cochineal insect; Dactylopius coccus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Dactylopius coccus" is a kind of...):
scale insect (small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering)
Holonyms ("Dactylopius coccus" is a member of...):
Dactylopius; genus Dactylopius (type genus of the Dactylopiidae)
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