Betekenis van:
cochineal insect

cochineal insect
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • cochenille
  • Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

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Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. Carmine is a deep red food coloring obtained from an insect called the cochineal.
  2. Carmines and carminic acid are obtained from aqueous, aqueous alcoholic or alcoholic extracts from Cochineal, which consists of the dried bodies of the female insect Dactylopius coccus Costa.