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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

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coccygeal vertebra
coccyx
Coccyzus
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
co-chair
Cochimi
Cochimi language
cochin
cochin china
cochineal
cochineal insect
Cochise
cochlea
cochlear
Cochlearia
Cochlearia officinalis
Cochlearius
Cochlearius cochlearius
cochon de lait
Cochran
cock