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 itsbackground as a means ofprotection
Etymologies
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homo- + -chromy
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