Definitions of cinnabar
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a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercurytype of:mineralsolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
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of a vivid red to reddish-orange colorsynonyms: Chinese-red, vermilion, vermillionchromaticbeing, having, or characterized by hue
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large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwortsynonyms: Callimorpha jacobeae, cinnabar mothtype of:arctiid, arctiid mothstout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
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