CINNABAR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • large red-and-black European moth
   • larvae feed on leaves of ragwort
   • introduced into United States to control ragwort
   Synonym(s)
   • Callimorpha jacobeae (what does Callimorpha jacobeae mean?)
   • cinnabar moth (what does cinnabar moth mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cinnabar is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • arctiid (what does arctiid mean?)
   • arctiid moth (what does arctiid moth mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide
   • the chief source of mercury
   Hypernyms(s) cinnabar is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mineral (what does mineral mean?)

CINNABAR as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
   Synonym(s)
   • Chinese-red (what does Chinese-red mean?)
   • vermilion (what does vermilion mean?)
   • vermillion (what does vermillion mean?)
   Similar To
   • chromatic (what does chromatic mean?)