The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scarlet \Scar"let\, a. Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
Scarlet admiral (Zo["o]l.), the red admiral. See under Red. -- Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean ( Phaseolus multiflorus) having scarlet flowers; scarlet runner.
Scarlet fever (Med.), a contagious febrile disease characterized by inflammation of the fauces and a scarlet rash, appearing usually on the second day, and ending in desquamation about the sixth or seventh day.
Scarlet fish (Zo["o]l.), the telescope fish; -- so called from its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zo["o]l.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of bright red carnivorous mites found among grass and moss, especially Thombidium holosericeum and allied species. The young are parasitic upon spiders and insects.
Scarlet oak (Bot.), a species of oak ( Quercus coccinea) of the United States; -- so called from the scarlet color of its leaves in autumn.
Scarlet runner (Bot.), the scarlet bean.
Scarlet tanager. (Zo["o]l.) See under Tanager.
Wiktionary
n. red admiral (a butterfly)
Usage examples of "scarlet admiral".
Isard again wore her scarlet Admiral's uniform, complete with the black armband on her left arm.
Isard, wearing her scarlet Admiral's uniform, glanced back at him with faint amusement in her eyes.