1. (noun) Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

• cochineal insect
• dactylopius coccus

1. (noun) Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

• dactylopius
• genus dactylopius

1. (noun) a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects

• dye
• dyestuff

2. (noun) Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

• scale insect