Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- 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.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or pertaining to camouflage used by a predator to provide stealth, as opposed to camouflage used by prey to hide.
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Logolepsy
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Hiding in plain sight
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drusky Camouflage used in the process of predation, rather than in the process of evasion. Jun 11, 2009