"aposematic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌæpə(ʊ)sɪˈmætɪk/, /-sɛ-/ Forms: more aposematic [comparative], most aposematic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ætɪk Etymology: From apo- + sematic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|apo|sematic}} apo- + sematic Head templates: {{en-adj}} aposematic (comparative more aposematic, superlative most aposematic)
  1. (zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely. Categories (topical): Zoology Related terms: aposematism, aposematically Translations (Translations): aposemaattinen (Finnish), aposemático (Portuguese), apossemático [masculine] (Portuguese), апосематический (aposematičeskij) (Russian), aposematik (Turkish)

Alternative forms

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