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cinnabar in Irish

cinnabar in Irish is cionnabar, leamhan flanndearg — cinnabar means a dark red mineral made of mercury sulfide, mined as the main source of mercury and used to make a red pigment.

cinnabar in Irish

cionnabar
noun
leamhan flanndearg
noun
(countable) A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.

What does "cinnabar" mean?

  1. noun A dark red mineral made of mercury sulfide, mined as the main source of mercury and used to make a red pigment.
  2. noun A bright reddish-orange color.
  3. noun A moth with red markings on its mostly black wings.
    "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."
  4. noun Another name for dragon's blood, a type of resin.
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cinnabar in a sentence

  • 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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What is "cinnabar" in Irish?
"cinnabar" in Irish is cionnabar, leamhan flanndearg. cinnabar means: A dark red mineral made of mercury sulfide, mined as the main source of mercury and used to make a red pigment.
Are there other ways to say "cinnabar" in Irish?
Yes — Irish has 2 translations listed for "cinnabar": cionnabar, leamhan flanndearg.
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