| NOUN | attribute | protective coloration | coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators |
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| Meaning | coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators. | |
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| Category | zoology, zoological science | The branch of biology that studies animals |
| Narrower | apatetic coloration | coloring serving as natural camouflage |
| aposematic coloration, warning coloration | conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators | |
| cryptic coloration | coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape | |
| Broader | coloration, colouration | appearance with regard to color |
| Spanish | colores protectores | |
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