semeio-, sema-, semato-, semat-, semasio-, semio-, -semic, -semia

A reference to coloration or markings that imitate warning patterns of other typically noxious or dangerous organisms.

1. A description of natural colors and bright markings on an animal that warn predators that it is poisonous.
2. Colored or constructed in a way that indicates special capabilities for defense.

Aposematic signals are beneficial for both the predator and prey, who both avoid potential harm.

The inability to communicate by speech or gesture.

An aphasia in which here is an inability to understand or to use acquired symbols; such as, speech, writing, or gestures, as a means of communication.

Aphasia with the inability to employ or to understand either speech or signs.

1. Loss of the ability, previously possessed, to make or understand any sign or token of communication, whether of organic or emotional origin.
2. The inability to use or to understand signs, gestures, or written or printed language.

This disorder may be due to a lesion of the cerebral cortex or psychogenic in origin. It is a combination of animia and alexia.

A reference or descriptive term for anyone who is unable to comprehend, to use, to understand, or to express any signs or symbols.

Employing intervals of time with a fixed significance (as in a system of signaling) by exposing visual objects or sounding audible signals for selected intervals of time.

Containing, or equivalent to, eleven signs or symbols.

1. A word, or phrase, that has only one meaning.
2. Words, or phrases, each of which has a single meaning and that normally are unambiguous.

1. A reference to having only one meaning; such as, a word, a statement, etc.
2. Having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning.

1. The linguistic feature or fact of having only one meaning.
2. Words or phrases that have a single meaning; absence of ambiguity.

A reference to sound symbolism or a branch of linguistics that refers to the idea that vocal sounds have meaning.

In particular, sound symbolism is the idea that phonemes (written between slashes like this: /b/) carry meaning in and of themselves.