kokenillikirva — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cochineal noun A small insect that lives on prickly pear cactus plants in warm parts of the Americas.
Senses
kokenillikirva is used for these senses in English:
- cochineal (countable) A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).
cochineal — full definition
- noun A small insect that lives on prickly pear cactus plants in warm parts of the Americas.
- noun A bright red dye produced from the dried bodies of small insects.
- noun The bright red color of this dye.
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