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cochineal, n.
(cochineals)
more info Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
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Dactylopius coccus cochineal cochineal insect
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more info a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
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cochineal
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