"countershading" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: countershadings [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + shading. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|shading}} counter- + shading Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} countershading (usually uncountable, plural countershadings)
  1. (ecology) A pattern of animal coloration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside. Wikipedia link: countershading Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (Pattern of animal colouration): contrassombreamento [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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