cochineal
n.胭脂虫(由胭脂虫制成的)洋红
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cochineal为短语/超纲词汇
cochineal
/,kɒtʃɪ'ni:l; ,kɑtʃə`nil/
n [U] bright red colouring-matter made from the dried bodies of certain tropical American insects 胭脂虫红(由南美热带胭脂虫乾骸制成的鲜红色物质).
cochineal
n[U]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin: cochenille, from Old Spanish cochinilla 'small insect from which cochineal is obtained']
a substance used to give food a red colour