{"def":{"short":"a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of H8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith","long":["worm, scarlet stuff, crimson",["worm—the female \"coccus ilicis\" (Kermes ilicis)","scarlet stuff, crimson, scarlet",["the dye made from the dried body of the female of the worm \"coccus ilicis\" (Kermes ilicis)"]],"worm, maggot",["worm, grub","the worm \"coccus ilicis\" (Kermes ilicis)"]]},"deriv":"and (feminine) תּוֹלֵעָה; or תּוֹלַעַת; or תֹּלַעַת; from H3216","pronun":{"ipa":"t̪oˈlɔːʕ","ipa_mod":"to̞wˈlɑːʕ","sbl":"tôlāʿ","dic":"toh-LAW","dic_mod":"toh-LA"},"comment":"When the female of this species of grub gives birth, it dies and produces a potent crimson dye."}