1. conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators; - Example: "a skunk's aposematic coloration" [syn: aposematic coloration, warning coloration]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aposematic coloration
n 1: conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to
warn off predators; "a skunk's aposematic coloration" [syn:
aposematic coloration, warning coloration]