English noun: cochineal | |||
1. | cochineal (substance) a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dye, dyestuff | ||
2. | cochineal (animal) Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye | ||
Synonyms | cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scale insect | ||
Member meronym | Dactylopius, genus Dactylopius | ||