warning coloration

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Definitions of warning coloration words

noun warning coloration a bold, distinctive pattern of color characteristic of a poisonous or unpalatable organism, as the skunk or the monarch butterfly, that functions as a warning to and defense against predators. 1
noun warning coloration bright and striking coloration, as the conspicuous stripes of the skunk, occurring in many distasteful or poisonous animals 0
noun warning coloration (biology) A form of aposematism in which a prey organism has conspicuous colors which function in deterring predators from consuming it. 0

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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