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The Aztec name for cochineal, nocheztli, means "cactus-blood," and is a very apt description of the insect, which has in it a drop of deep crimson fluid, in which the colouring matter of the dye is contained. The turkey, which was introduced into Europe from Mexico, was called huexolotl from the gobbling noise it makes.
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