the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Hemiptera > suborder Homoptera > family Coccidae or genus Coccus > coccus ilicus (kermes)
alkermes1547
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kermes insect1841
dyer's bath-
1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 213/2 The Kermes insect, which yields so brilliant and permanent a blood-red dye.