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cryptic coloration

NOUN
  1. coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape

How To Use cryptic coloration In A Sentence

  • Because of their cryptic coloration and secretive habits, ground antbirds are more often heard than seen.
  • This shielding along with the cryptic coloration of the predator prevents the prey from becoming alarmed.
  • Pelagic species appear to have converged on four major strategies for crypsis: transparency, mirroring, cryptic coloration, and counterillumination.
  • In addition to this defensive poisonous sting, most stingarees have cryptic coloration, which acts as camouflage in the sandy or rocky bottom of their habitat.
  • A few species of accipitrids may use cryptic coloration to get close to their prey.
  • This shielding along with the cryptic coloration of the predator prevents the prey from becoming alarmed.
  • Female hummingbirds have more cryptic coloration than males, most likely so that they do not attract predators to the nest when incubating and feeding chicks.
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