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Meaning of "aposematic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APOSEMATIC

From apo- + Greek sēma sign.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APOSEMATIC

aposematic  [ˌæpəsɪˈmætɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APOSEMATIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aposematic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES APOSEMATIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

aposematic

Aposematism

Aposematism, perhaps most commonly known in the context of warning coloration, describes a family of antipredator adaptations where a warning signal is associated with the unprofitability of a prey item to potential predators. It is one form of "advertising" signal. The warning signal may take the form of conspicuous colours, sounds, odours or other perceivable characteristics. Aposematic signals are beneficial for both the predator and prey, both of which avoid potential harm. This tendency to become highly noticeable and distinct from harmless organisms is the antithesis of crypsis, or avoidance of detection. Aposematism has been such a successful adaptation that harmless organisms have repeatedly evolved to mimic aposematic species, a pattern known as Batesian mimicry. Another related pattern is Müllerian mimicry, where aposematic species come to resemble one another.

Definition of aposematic in the English dictionary

The definition of aposematic in the dictionary is characterized by bright conspicuous markings, which predators recognize and learn to avoid; warning.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APOSEMATIC


animatic
ˌænɪˈmætɪk
bioclimatic
ˌbaɪəʊklaɪˈmætɪk
blastematic
ˌblæstɪˈmætɪk
cinematic
ˌsɪnɪˈmætɪk
climatic
klaɪˈmætɪk
enzymatic
ˌenzaɪˈmætɪk
episematic
ˌɛpɪsɪˈmætɪk
kinematic
ˌkɪnɪˈmætɪk
meristematic
ˌmɛrɪstɪˈmætɪk
microclimatic
ˌmaɪkrəʊklaɪˈmætɪk
nematic
nɪˈmætɪk
nonenzymatic
ˌnɒnˌɛnzaɪˈmætɪk
palaeoclimatic
ˌpælɪəʊklaɪˈmætɪk
schematic
skɪˈmætɪk
sematic
sɪˈmætɪk
simatic
saɪˈmætɪk
systematic
ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪk
telematic
ˌtelɪˈmætɪk
thematic
θɪˈmætɪk
unsystematic
ˌʌnˌsɪstɪˈmætɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APOSEMATIC

aport
aposematically
aposiopeses
aposiopesis
aposiopetic
apositia
apositic
aposporic
aposporous
apospory
apostasies
apostasy
apostate
apostatic
apostatical
apostatise
apostatize
apostil
apostille
apostle

WORDS THAT END LIKE APOSEMATIC

aromatic
asymptomatic
automatic
charismatic
chromatic
diagrammatic
diplomatic
dramatic
enigmatic
monochromatic
pneumatic
pragmatic
prismatic
problematic
programmatic
rheumatic
somatic
static
symptomatic
traumatic
unproblematic

Synonyms and antonyms of aposematic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «aposematic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APOSEMATIC

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The translations of aposematic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aposematic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

aposematic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aposemática
570 millions of speakers

English

aposematic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

aposematic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

aposematic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

aposematic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aposematic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

aposematic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aposematic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aposematic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aposematic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

警戒の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

aposematic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aposematic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

aposematic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

aposematic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द्वारयुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aposematic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aposematiche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aposematic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

aposematic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aposematic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

aposematic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aposematic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aposematic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aposematic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aposematic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APOSEMATIC»

The term «aposematic» is normally little used and occupies the 138.625 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APOSEMATIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aposematic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aposematic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aposematic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APOSEMATIC»

Discover the use of aposematic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aposematic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Entomology
Aposematism, Figure 66 Aposematic insects are often aggregated, perhaps increasing the rate at which predators associate aposematic coloration with toxicity. The orange and black larvae of the oleander caterpillar, Syntomeida epilais ...
John L. Capinera, 2008
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New Scientist
Why nasty things are bright Number of trials Figure 1. In this experiment, by John Gittleman, chicks were given distasteful crumbs to eat. Some of the crumbs were conspicuous (aposematic), here represented by open circles, arid some ...
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Plant-Environment Interactions: From Sensory Plant Biology ...
(1971) to propose that they are aposematic. Hinton (1973), who was a zoologist, gave the first detailed hypothesis for a possible defense from herbivory of yellow, red and other types of vivid flower coloration. Hinton proposed that colorful ...
Frantisek Baluska, 2009
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Tropical Ecology
(2009) looked at the presence of aposematic insects as potential indicators of plants with active chemicals that could prove useful against disease. The logic was straightforward applied evolutionary theory . Plants with potent compounds exert ...
John Kricher, 2011
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Issues in Life Sciences: Zoology: 2011 Edition
To better understand this paradoxical phenomenon, I compared intra-individual variation in an immobile aposematic behavior of the newt Cynops pyrrhogaster under different thermal gradients, using 40 animals from four populations. I found a ...
‎2012
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The Adaptive Landscape in Evolutionary Biology
aposematic. coloration. A basic idea about the adaptive function of aposematic coloration is that there is an advantage to resembling other members of a population, so that aposematism in itself promotes uniformity rather than diversity in ...
Erik Svensson, Ryan Calsbeek, 2012
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The Insects: Structure and Function
Table. 25.2. Aposematic. insects;. examples. from. different. orders. Order and species Stage Color Basis of unpalatability Orthoptera Zonocerus variegatus Adult B/Y and R markings Pyrrolizidine alkaloids Hemiptera Aphis nerii All Bright Y ...
R. F. Chapman, Stephen J. Simpson, Angela E. Douglas, 2013
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Encyclopedia of Insects
In particular, slightly more conspicuous prey (open circle) elicit a stronger rejection response than the known aposematic prey (solid circle), and therefore suffer an even lower probability of predation, p2. Consequently, selection should cause ...
Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé, 2009
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Anthocyanins: Biosynthesis, Functions, and Applications
that the pigmentation in thorns and associated organs (in many cases resulting from anthocyanins) are cases of vegetal aposematic colouration, analogous to such colouration of poisonous animals, that serves to communicate between plants ...
Kevin Gould, Kevin M Davies, Chris Winefield, 2008
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The Evolution of Social Behaviour in Insects and Arachnids
Guilford (1990) points out that the details of predator-prey interactions are key to understanding the evolution of aposematic coloration. In an early discussion of possible 'predator conditioning' by gregarious larvae, Edmunds (1974) argued ...
Jae C. Choe, Bernard J. Crespi, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APOSEMATIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aposematic is used in the context of the following news items.
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The brightness of a ladybird's colour shows how toxic they are …
The paper: Signal honesty and predation risk among a closely related group of aposematic species by Lina María Arenas, Dominic Walter and ... «Western Daily Press, Jun 15»
2
It Came for My Cherry Trees
Groups of caterpillars resting on the surface of the tent constitute aposematic displays, which is a fancy way of saying they display warning ... «Yesterday's Island/Today's Nantucket, Jun 15»
3
Amazonian Bird Mimics Poisonous Caterpillar
“These traits give it a resemblance to a hairy, aposematic [or poisonous] caterpillar.” The scientists think the chicks are mimicking a caterpillar in ... «Newsweek, Feb 15»
4
When lemmings attack: Why carrying on like a deranged squeaky …
“An aposematic signal must be discriminable and memorable, but not necessarily conspicuous. The calls and contrasting yellow, white and ... «Scientific American, Feb 15»
5
Chicks of the Cinereous Mourner bird mimic a CATERPILLAR to …
'These traits gave it a resemblance to a hairy, aposematic caterpillar. 'Because predation is the main cause of avian nest failure, selection ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
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Baby Bird Mimics and Moves like a Caterpillar
The morphological appearance of an aposematic caterpillar was reinforced ... closely resembles the movements of the aposematic caterpillar.”. «Entomology Today, Dec 14»
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Aposematic Jacket is covered in cameras to ward off attackers
"Aposematic Jacket is a wearable computer for self-defence," said studio co-founder Yong Hun Kim. "The lenses on the jacket give off the ... «Dezeen, Nov 14»
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Raspberry PI Powered Aposematic Jacket Records 360 Degree Video
The Aposematic Jacket is the work of designed Kim Yong Hun and Shin Seung from Shinseungback Kimyonghun, and it certainly takes ... «Geeky Gadgets, Nov 14»
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Camera-Covered Jacket Turns You Into a Walking Surveillance …
Caption: The Aposematic Jacket has four working security cameras stitched into the fabric. With the push of a button, the wearer can capture a ... «Wired, Oct 14»
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Surveillance Jackets Could be the Astounding Novelty among …
surveillance jacket. The result is this Aposematic Jacket that's jam packed with cameras, opening their eyes to the world around the wearer. «DeviceMAG, Oct 14»

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