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Noun: Dactylopius coccus
  1. Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
    - cochineal insect, cochineal

Type of: scale insect

Part of: Dactylopius, genus Dactylopius

Encyclopedia: Dactylopius coccus

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Dactylis
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Dactyloctenium
Dactyloctenium aegypticum
dactylomegaly
Dactylopiidae
Dactylopius
Dactylopius coccus
Dactylopteridae
Dactylopterus
Dactylorhiza
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii
Dactyloscopidae
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