cochineal insect
noun
any of various small red scale insects of the family Dactylopiidae, related to the mealybugs and characterized by an oval segmented body with white waxy plates and short legs and antennae: the source of cochineal.
Origin of cochineal insect
First recorded in 1795–1805
Words nearby cochineal insect
cochin,
cochin china,
cochin-china,
cochineal,
cochineal cactus,
cochineal insect,
cochise,
cochlea,
cochlear aqueduct,
cochlear canal,
cochlear duct