noun
large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
• Syn: ↑cinnabar, ↑Callimorpha jacobeae
• Hypernyms: ↑arctiid, ↑arctiid moth
• Member Holonyms: ↑Callimorpha, ↑genus Callimorpha
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nounsee cinnabar 3
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cinnabar moth noun
A large red European moth whose black-and-yellow caterpillars feed on ragwort
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Main Entry: ↑cinnabar
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cinnabar moth,
a large, bright-red moth of Great Britain, having pupae that feed on ragwort.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.