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GENUS DACTYLOPIUS

Pronunciation (US):

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Dactylopiidae

Synonyms:

Dactylopius; genus Dactylopius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Dactylopius" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Dactylopius"):

cochineal; cochineal insect; Dactylopius coccus (Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye)

Holonyms ("genus Dactylopius" is a member of...):

Dactylopiidae; family Dactylopiidae (cochineal insects)

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