cochineal in Japanese
cochineal in Japanese
コチニールカイガラムシ
(countable) A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).
臙脂虫
(countable) A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).
コチニール
(uncountable) A vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects.