"anticryptic" meaning in English

See anticryptic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more anticryptic [comparative], most anticryptic [superlative]
Etymology: From anti- + cryptic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|cryptic}} anti- + cryptic Head templates: {{en-adj}} anticryptic (comparative more anticryptic, superlative most anticryptic)
  1. Of or pertaining to camouflage used by a predator to provide stealth, as opposed to camouflage used by prey to hide.
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