protective coloration

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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the coloration of an animal that enables it to blend with its surroundings and therefore escape the attention of predators

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protective coloration - coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators

coloration, colouration - appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration"

aposematic coloration, warning coloration - conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators; "a skunk's aposematic coloration"

apatetic coloration - coloring serving as natural camouflage

cryptic coloration - coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape

zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals

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