- cochineal - a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
--1 is a kind of dye, dyestuff
- cochineal insect, cochineal, Dactylopius coccus - Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
--2 is a kind of scale insect
--2 is a member of Dactylopius, genus Dactylopius - cochineal insect, cochineal, Dactylopius coccus - Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye