1. cinnabar(n = noun.substance) - a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury;
is a kind of mineral
2. cinnabar(n = noun.animal) callimorpha jacobeae, cinnabar moth - large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort;
is a kind of arctiid, arctiid moth
is a member of callimorpha, genus callimorpha
cinnabar(s = adj.all) chinese-red, vermilion, vermillion - of a vivid red to reddish-orange color;
1. Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine. [1913 Webster]
2. The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion. [1913 Webster]
cinnabar, n.
1 a bright red mineral form of mercuric sulphide from which mercury is obtained.
2 vermilion.
3 a moth (Callimorpha jacobaeae) with reddish marked wings.
Etymology:
ME f. L cinnabaris f. Gk kinnabari, of oriental orig.
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