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Definición de cochineal insect

cochineal insect in American

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
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

cochineal insect in British

(ˌkɒtʃɪˈniːl ˈɪnsɛkt)
sustantivo
a Mexican homopterous insect, Dactylopius coccus, that feeds on cacti
another word for cochineal (sense 1)
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Palabras cercanas de cochineal insect

  • Cochin
  • Cochin China
  • cochineal
  • cochineal insect
  • Cochise
  • cochlea
  • cochleae

  • Todas las palabras del INGLÉS que empiezan por 'C'

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