Aposematic coloration
aposematic coloration
aposematic coloration
(āp’ə-sə-māt’ĭk)
See warning coloration.
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- Aposiopesis
a sudden breaking off in the midst of a sentence, as if from inability or unwillingness to proceed. Historical Examples There is perhaps an aposiopesis here; otherwise I should incline to read touch, as Mr. Knight and Collier’s folio also read. The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare’s Plays Thomas Keightley His […]
- Apospory
the development of a gametophyte from a sporophyte without meiosis. Historical Examples This phenomenon of apospory was first discovered in mosses, but is now also known in a number of ferns (see Pteridophyta). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 Various noun (botany) development of the gametophyte from the sporophyte without the formation of […]
- Apostasy
a total desertion of or departure from one’s religion, principles, party, cause, etc. Contemporary Examples Nasser al-Omar, an influential cleric, called for him to be tried in a Sharia court for apostasy, which is punishable by death. Saudi Writer Hamza Kashgari Detained in Malaysia Over Muhammad Tweets Mike Giglio February 9, 2012 Khartoum says Meriam […]
- Apostate
a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc. of or characterized by apostasy. Contemporary Examples Because my passion so far has been exposing government-funded sacred cows and disrupting statist narratives, I am an apostate. James O’Keefe in Defense of Taping Mitch McConnell, and Everyone Else James O’Keefe April 14, 2013 At first, he was […]
- Apostatize
to commit . Historical Examples The Saints did continue to suffer much persecution, some did apostatize, others did die of exposure, disease and privation. Cowley’s Talks on Doctrine Matthias F. Cowley But his wife and one of his daughters refused to apostatize with him. The Huguenots in France Samuel Smiles. God grant that under like […]