cochineal vs dye

cochineal and dye both are nouns.

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

As nouns, dye is a hypernym of cochineal; that is, dye is a word with a broader meaning than cochineal:

cochineal: a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
dye: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

Other hypernyms of cochineal include dyestuff.

cochineal (noun)	dye (noun)
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye	a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects

cochineal (verb)	dye (verb)
	color with dye
	color for microscopic study