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procrypsis Zool.|prəʊˈkrɪpsɪs|
[f. pro- (cf. procryptic a.) + Gr. κρύψις concealment.]
Protective colouring in animals.
1920G. D. H. Carpenter Naturalist on L. Victoria 196 Procryptic colouring conceals its wearer from danger, causing it to resemble either the general surroundings or some particular part thereof (Special Procrypsis). 1933Discovery Nov. 357/2 The resemblance of creatures to their environment..technically termed Procrypsis. 1946Nature 24 Aug. 278/1 Is resemblance to part of a dead ant to be sharply separated from resemblance to a whole, living ant? To a Darwinian, one is an example of special procrypsis, while the other is pseudoaposematic. 1977M. Tweedie Insect Life ii. 74 We see among them [sc. insects] the first stages of the type of adaptation commonly known as camouflage, but among biologists as cryptic adaptation or procrypsis. |