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episematic

Syllables: ep·i·se·ma·tic/ˌɛpɪsɪˈmætɪk/

episematic adjective: that serves to assist individuals of the same species to identify each other.

Adjective

episematic (comparative more episematic, superlative most episematic)

  1. That serves to assist individuals of the same species to identify each other.
    • Episematic characters are far less common than aposematic, and these than cryptic; although, as regards the latter comparison, the opposite impression is generally produced from the fact that concealment is so successfully attained.1911, “Colours of Animals”, in The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, volume V, page 732

Forms of episematic

comparativemore episematic
superlativemost episematic

Origin of episematic

From epi- + sematic.

Words that rhyme with episematic

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Questions about episematic

What does episematic mean?
Episematic means that serves to assist individuals of the same species to identify each other.
What part of speech is episematic?
Episematic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce episematic?
Episematic is pronounced /ˌɛpɪsɪˈmætɪk/.

Words near episematic in the dictionary

  1. episcotisters
  2. episelenide
  3. episelenides
  4. episema
  5. episemantic
  6. episematic
  7. episememe
  8. episememes
  9. episemon
  10. episemons
  11. episepalous

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