aposematic
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aposematic (comparative more aposematic, superlative most aposematic)
- (zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
- 1911, “Colours of Animals”, in The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, volume V, page 732:
- Episematic characters are far less common than aposematic, and these than cryptic; although, as regards the latter comparison, the opposite impression is generally produced from the fact that concealment is so successfully attained.
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