CINNABAR MOTH

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Meaning:

Large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort

Synonyms:

Callimorpha jacobeae; cinnabar; cinnabar moth

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("cinnabar moth" is a kind of...):

arctiid; arctiid moth (stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars)

Holonyms ("cinnabar moth" is a member of...):

Callimorpha; genus Callimorpha (cinnabar moths)

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