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scale insect vs cochineal

cochineal vs scale insect

scale insect and cochineal both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scale insect Yes No No No
cochineal Yes No No No
As nouns, cochineal is a hyponym of scale insect; that is, cochineal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scale insect:
  • scale insect: small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
  • cochineal: Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
Other hyponyms of scale insect include soft scale, wax insect, armored scale, cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus.
scale insect (noun) cochineal (noun)
small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering 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
Difference between scale insect and cochineal

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