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cryptic coloration

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Noun1.cryptic coloration - coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape
protective coloration - coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators
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Luckily for him, the woodcock hold to point without flinching better than any other game bird in our region, relying on cryptic coloration to camouflage them.
Woodcock's flight of fancy by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Cryptic coloration along with the secretive habits of this animal makes populations difficult to locate and study.
Cryptobranchid update: eastern hellbender/Ozark hellbender "North ... by Hayes, Thomas / Endangered Species Update
 
 
 
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