ALL meanings of warning coloration
warn·ing col·or·a·tion
W w - 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 (biology) A form of aposematism in which a prey organism has conspicuous colors which function in deterring predators from consuming it. 0
- noun warning coloration bright and striking coloration, as the conspicuous stripes of the skunk, occurring in many distasteful or poisonous animals 0