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червець

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Ukrainian

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Life cycle of the Polish cochineal in Breyne's Historia naturalis Cocci Radicum... (1731)

Etymology

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From черв (červ) +‎ -ець (-ecʹ) or inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrvьcь, from *čьrvь (worm, larva).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃerˈʋɛt͡sʲ]

Noun

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черве́ць (červécʹm animal (genitive червця́, nominative plural червці́, genitive plural червці́в)

  1. (entomology) Polish cochineal (Porphyrophora polonica), a species of scale insect used to manufacture red dye.
  2. (by extension) Other species of carmine scale insects used to manufacture carmine-based dyes, such as Mexican cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) and Armenian cochineal (Porphyrophora hamelii).
    Synonym: кошені́ль (košenílʹ)

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