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cochineal in Arabic

دودة قرمزية

/ˌkɒt͡ʃɪˈniːl/US/ˌkɑt͡ʃɪˈni(ə)l/

cochineal in Arabic: دودة قرمزية. In English, cochineal means a scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).

Arabic words for cochineal

scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
دودة قرمزية

English meaning of cochineal

  1. noun A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).
  2. noun A vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects.
  3. noun The vivid red colour of this dye.
  4. adjective Possessing a vivid red colour, as or as if produced from dyeing with cochineal dye (noun sense 2).

Full definition of cochineal

Synonyms of cochineal

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Questions about cochineal in Arabic

What is the meaning of cochineal in Arabic?
Cochineal in Arabic is دودة قرمزية.
ما معنى كلمة cochineal؟
Cochineal: دودة قرمزية.
What does cochineal mean in English?
Cochineal means a scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).

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