arctiid moth vs cinnabar

cinnabar vs arctiid moth

arctiid moth and cinnabar both are nouns.

arctiid moth is not an adjective while cinnabar is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arctiid moth	Yes	No	No	No
cinnabar	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, cinnabar is a hyponym of arctiid moth; that is, cinnabar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arctiid moth:

arctiid moth: stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
cinnabar: large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort

Other hyponyms of arctiid moth include tiger moth, Callimorpha jacobeae, cinnabar moth.

arctiid moth (noun)	cinnabar (noun)
stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars	large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
	a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury

arctiid moth (adjective)	cinnabar (adjective)
	of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

Difference between arctiid moth and cinnabar

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