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counterilluminated

counterilluminated is the simple past and past participle of counterilluminate.

Meaning of counterilluminate

Verb

counterilluminate (third-person singular simple present counterilluminates, present participle counterilluminating, simple past and past participle counterilluminated)

  1. To use photophores on the underside of the body so as to hide a dark silhouette that would otherwise be seen from below by predators

Questions about counterilluminated

What is counterilluminated the simple past and past participle of?
Counterilluminated is the simple past and past participle of counterilluminate.

Words near counterilluminated in the dictionary

  1. counterideals
  2. counterideas
  3. counterie
  4. counteries
  5. counterilluminate
  6. counterilluminated
  7. counterilluminates
  8. counterilluminating
  9. counterillumination
  10. counterimage
  11. counterimagery

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