| 单词 | cochineal insect |
| 释义 | cochineal insect in British English (ˌkɒtʃɪˈniːl ˈɪnsɛkt) noun a Mexican homopterous insect, Dactylopius coccus, that feeds on cacti another word for cochineal (sense 1)cochineal insect in American English any of a family (Dactylopiidae) of scale insects, esp. one (Dactylopius coccus) that has a brilliant-red body fluid, feeds on certain cactuses, is found chiefly in Mexico, and was formerly much used as a source of cochineal |
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