Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In biology, serving to conceal or fitted for concealing one organism to the disadvantage of another: as contrasted with procryptic, serving to hide an organism for its own welfare.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
camouflage used by apredator to providestealth , as opposed to camouflage used byprey tohide .
Etymologies
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anti- + cryptic
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drusky commented on the word anticryptic
Camouflage used in the process of predation, rather than in the process of evasion.
June 11, 2009