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counterilluminates

counterilluminates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 counterilluminates

What is counterilluminates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Counterilluminates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of counterilluminate.

Words near counterilluminates in the dictionary

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

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