Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
cocculus
-coccus
coccus
coccydynia
coccyx
Cochabamba
Cochin
cochineal
cochineal insect
cochino
cochlea
cochlear implant
cock
cock-a-doodle-doo
cock-a-hoop
cock-a-leekie
cock-and-bull story
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

cochineal insect
coch·i·neal in·sect (plural coch·i·neal in·sects)


noun 
Definition:
 
insect yielding red dye: a small red scale insect that feeds on cacti. Native to: Mexico, Caribbean.  Latin name Coccus cacti.
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft