sematic coloration

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• sematic — [si mat′ik] adj. [< Gr sēma (gen. sēmatos), a sign (see SEMANTIC) + IC] Zool. serving as a sign of danger, as the coloration of some poisonous snakes …   English World dictionary

• sematic —   a. Zoology, (of coloration) serving as a warning.    ♦ sematography n. writing in signs and not letters.    ♦ sematology, n. semantics …   Dictionary of difficult words

• warning coloration — Conspicuous colors of invertebrates causing predators to ignore them as food, either because they are poisonous or distasteful or because they are mimicking organisms possessing disagreeable qualities; see sematic, aposematic, pseudaposematic …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• cryptic color — Sematic or protective coloration, designed to blend an animal with its background; see anticryptic color …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Animal colouration — has been a topic of interest and research in biology for well over a century. Colours may be cryptic (functioning as an adaptation allowing the prevention of prey detection; aposematic (functioning as a warning of unprofitability) or may be the… …   Wikipedia

• allosematic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷sə̇|mad.ik adjective Etymology: all + sematic : having protective coloration that imitates the coloration of some dangerous or inedible animal …   Useful english dictionary

• Aposematism — (from apo away, and sematic sign/meaning), perhaps most commonly known in the context of warning colouration, describes a family of antipredator adaptations where a warning signal is associated with the unprofitability of a prey item to potential …   Wikipedia

• allosematic color — Having protective coloration resembling that of dangerous or inedible species; aposematic color; Batesian mimicry; see sematic …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• aposematic — adj. [Gr. apo, away; sema, signal] Warning coloration or structures that repel predators, also including movements, sounds, smells, etc; see allosematic color, sematic …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• pseudaposematic — /pseudoaposematic color Mimicry of coloration or form of another organism possessing dangerous or disagreeable qualities; Batesian mimicry; allosematic color; see sematic …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• pseudepisematic color — Having mimicry coloration for attractant or aggressive purposes; see episematic, sematic …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology