| 单词 | protective coloration |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprotective coloration protective coloration n. Zoology cryptic or mimetic colouring that enables an animal to conceal or disguise itself; an instance of this; (also figurative) something that makes a person inconspicuous. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > cryptic or protective coloration protective coloration1892 homochromy1899 camouflage1917 procrypsis1920 colour scheme1925 scheme of colour1925 crypsis1956 crypticity1956 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] shadowc1200 blindfolding?c1225 coverturec1374 hiding1382 veilc1384 palliation?c1425 covert1574 panoply1576 hoodwink1577 mask1597 cover1600 screena1616 pretexture1618 purdah1621 subterfuge1621 tecture1624 coverlet1628 domino1836 face shield1842 concealment1847 protective colouring1873 camouflage1885 protective coloration1892 smokescreen1926 cover-up1927 scrim1942 marzipan1945 1892 F. E. Beddard Animal Coloration iii. 86 A South American bittern..affords an excellent instance of the advantages which result from a protective coloration. 1957 T. W. Kirkpatrick Insect Life in Tropics viii. 214 This instance of protective coloration is unlike most others. 1994 S. J. Douglas Where Girls Are (1995) vi. 132 The other grotesque female, the baggy-faced, chinless, relentlessly nosy neighbor Mrs. Kravitz, was given none of Endora's protective coloration. < as lemmas |
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