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cochineal
noun(coch-i-neal)
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
Synonyms: cochineal insect, dactylopius coccus,
cochineal
noun(coch-i-neal)
a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects

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