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APOSEMATIC COLORATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aposematic coloration mean? 

APOSEMATIC COLORATION (noun)
  The noun APOSEMATIC COLORATION has 1 sense:

1. conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predatorsplay

  Familiarity information: APOSEMATIC COLORATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


APOSEMATIC COLORATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

aposematic coloration; warning coloration

Context example:

a skunk's aposematic coloration

Hypernyms ("aposematic coloration" is a kind of...):

protective coloration (coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators)


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