请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 sematic
释义

sematic

[ si-mat-ik ]
/ sɪˈmæt ɪk /

adjective Biology.

serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.

Origin of sematic

1885–90; <Greek sēmat- (stem of sêma) sign + -ic

Words nearby sematic

semantic tableau, semantic Web, semaphore, Semarang, semasiology, sematic, sematology, semblable, semblance, semé, semei-
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for sematic

  • It will be found that in many cases the argument here made use of applies equally to the origin of cryptic and sematic colours.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sematic

sematic
/ (sɪˈmætɪk) /

adjective

(of the conspicuous coloration of certain animals) acting as a warning, esp to potential predators

Word Origin for sematic

C19: from Greek sēma a sign
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/11 12:08:50