Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The coloring of organisms in resemblance to the prevailing color of their normal environment; general cryptic coloring.

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  • noun zoology The use, by an organism, of the same colour as its background as a means of protection

Etymologies

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homo- +‎ -chromy

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