WARNING COLORATION


Meaning of WARNING COLORATION in English

Biol.

a bold, distinctive pattern of color characteristic of a poisonous or unpalatable organism, as the skunk or the monarch butterfly, that functions as a warning to and defense against predators.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .