Cinnabar

//ˈsɪn.əˌbɑɹ//

"Cinnabar" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Vermilion is made from cinnabar, which is toxic.

There are a few day-flying exceptions such as hummingbird hawk-moths, silver Ys, cinnabars, scarlet tigers and burnets but, in general, knowledge of moths lags behind that of butterflies.

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