WARNING COLORATION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators

Example:

a skunk's aposematic coloration

Synonyms:

aposematic coloration; warning coloration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("warning coloration" is a kind of...):

protective coloration (coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators)

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