sematic
/sɪˈmætɪk/
adjective
- Relating to signals or signs that warn or inform, especially in animals (such as warning colors or sounds).
- Biologists study sematic patterns to understand how animals avoid being eaten.
- Sematic signals in nature include the rattle of a rattlesnake or the stripes of a skunk.
- The bright colors of the poison dart frog are sematic, warning predators to stay away.
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