cinnabar

Noun
  1. A heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide;
    The chief source of mercury (synset 114695748)
    is a type of: mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
    substance holonym: atomic number 80, hg, hydrargyrum, mercury, quicksilver - a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
  2. Large red-and-black European moth;
    Larvae feed on leaves of ragwort;
    Introduced into United States to control ragwort (synset 102308581)
    is a type of: arctiid, arctiid moth - stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
    belongs to: callimorpha, genus callimorpha - cinnabar moths
    same as: callimorpha jacobeae, cinnabar moth
Adjective
  1. Of a vivid red to reddish-orange color (synset 300386250)
    similar to: chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
    same as: chinese-red, vermilion, vermillion

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