aposematicadj.

/apəʊsiːˈmatɪk/

Etymology: < Greek ἀπό apo- prefix + σηματ-, σῆμα sign (compare sematic adj.).

Zoology.

Applied to colours, markings, or other attributes serving to warn or alarm, and thus to repel the attacks of enemies.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > repellant

aposematic1890

1890 E. B. Poulton Colours of Animals xvii. 337 Pseudaposematic colours..deceptively resemble Aposematic colours.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 147 We often see the combination of Cryptic and Sematic methods, the animal being concealed until disturbed, when it instantly assumes an Aposematic attitude.

1940 Nature 3 Aug. 144/2 Aposematic or warning colours [in animals].

Derivatives

aposeme n.

/ˈæpəʊsiːm/ an aposematic marking, etc.

ΚΠ

1920 F. A. Dixey in Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1919 202 Adopting Professor Poulton's terminology, we may say that..one form may possess..the Aposemes belonging to two distinct models.

1920 F. A. Dixey in Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1919 204 The..most conspicuous of these common aposemes or danger-signals belong to the under surface.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	aposematic
释义	aposematicadj. /apəʊsiːˈmatɪk/ Etymology: < Greek ἀπό apo- prefix + σηματ-, σῆμα sign (compare sematic adj.). Zoology. Applied to colours, markings, or other attributes serving to warn or alarm, and thus to repel the attacks of enemies. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > repellant aposematic1890 1890 E. B. Poulton Colours of Animals xvii. 337 Pseudaposematic colours..deceptively resemble Aposematic colours. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 147 We often see the combination of Cryptic and Sematic methods, the animal being concealed until disturbed, when it instantly assumes an Aposematic attitude. 1940 Nature 3 Aug. 144/2 Aposematic or warning colours [in animals]. Derivatives aposeme n. /ˈæpəʊsiːm/ an aposematic marking, etc. ΚΠ 1920 F. A. Dixey in Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1919 202 Adopting Professor Poulton's terminology, we may say that..one form may possess..the Aposemes belonging to two distinct models. 1920 F. A. Dixey in Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1919 204 The..most conspicuous of these common aposemes or danger-signals belong to the under surface. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1890
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