Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

warning coloration

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
warn-ing -col-oration
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of aposematism in which a prey organism has conspicuous colors which function in deterring predators from consuming it.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

warning colorations (plural) warning colouration (alternative)

Synonyms

aposematic coloration

Questions

What does warning coloration mean?
A form of aposematism in which a prey organism has conspicuous colors which function in deterring predators from consuming it.

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