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scale insect vs cochineal insect

cochineal insect vs scale insect

scale insect and cochineal insect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scale insect Yes No No No
cochineal insect Yes No No No
As nouns, cochineal insect is a hyponym of scale insect; that is, cochineal insect 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 insect: 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, Dactylopius coccus.
scale insect (noun) cochineal insect (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
Difference between scale insect and cochineal insect

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