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FAMILY DACTYLOPIIDAE

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Meaning:

Cochineal insects

Synonyms:

Dactylopiidae; family Dactylopiidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Dactylopiidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "family Dactylopiidae"):

Dactylopius; genus Dactylopius (type genus of the Dactylopiidae)

Holonyms ("family Dactylopiidae" is a member of...):

Coccoidea; superfamily Coccoidea (scale insects and mealybugs)

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