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counterilluminating

counterilluminating is the present participle and gerund 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 counterilluminating

What is counterilluminating the present participle and gerund of?
Counterilluminating is the present participle and gerund of counterilluminate.

Words near counterilluminating in the dictionary

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

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