COCHINEAL INSECT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti
   • the source of a red dye
   Synonym(s)
   • cochineal (what does cochineal mean?)
   • Dactylopius coccus (what does Dactylopius coccus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cochineal insect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • scale insect (what does scale insect mean?)