Kermes

See also: kermes, kermés, and kermès

Translingual

Kermes echinatus, gravid females

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (qermez).

Proper noun

Kermes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Kermesidae – the kermes insects, source of a red dye.

Hyponyms

(genus): Kermes bacciformis, Kermes corticalis, Kermes gibbosus, Kermes ilicis, Kermes roboris, Kermes vermilio (species)

See also

Quercus coccifera (kermes oak)

Further reading

Kermes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Kermes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Kermes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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