单词 | cochineal insect |
释义 | cochineal insect (once / 145918 pages) n WORD FAMILY cochineal insect: cochineal insects USAGE EXAMPLESTraditional red dyes for the flocked bedroom wallpaper have been formulated out of crushed cochineal insects. New York Times(Jun 25, 2015) Cleopatra and her court of Egyptian makeup innovators made her lipstick from a crimson color extracted from female cochineal insects that live on cactuses. Los Angeles Times(Aug 29, 2014) So, it shouldn’t surprise you that cochineal insects seem to have evolved their dye for similar reasons. Scientific American(Apr 05, 2012) n Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye Syn|Hyper Dactylopius coccus, cochineal scale insect small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering |
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