English Explanatory Dictionary

countershading

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pattern of animal coloration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.

Word forms

countershading countershadings

Etymology

From counter- + shading.

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