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countershading

countershading noun: a pattern of animal coloration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.

Noun

countershading (usually uncountable, plural countershadings)

  1. (usually) A pattern of animal coloration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.

Forms of countershading

pluralcountershadings

Origin of countershading

From counter- + shading.

Questions about countershading

What does countershading mean?
Countershading means a pattern of animal coloration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
What part of speech is countershading?
Countershading is a noun.
What is the plural of countershading?
The plural of countershading is countershadings.

Words near countershading in the dictionary

  1. countersemitism
  2. countersense
  3. countersenses
  4. countersful
  5. countershaded
  6. countershading
  7. countershadings
  8. countershaft
  9. countershafted
  10. countershafting
  11. countershafts

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