cochineal vs cochineal insect

cochineal and cochineal insect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cochineal	Yes	No	No	No
cochineal insect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cochineal and cochineal insect are synonyms defined as:

cochineal and cochineal insect: Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

Other synonyms of cochineal include Dactylopius coccus.

cochineal (noun)	cochineal insect (noun)
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye	Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects