- procryptic
- adjective Etymology: pro- (as in protect) + cryptic Date: 1890 of, relating to, or being a concealing pattern or shade of coloring especially in insects
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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procryptic — [prō krip′tik] adj. [< PRO(TECT) + CRYPTIC] Zool. having protective coloration … English World dictionary
procryptic — prō+ adjective Etymology: pro (as in protect) + cryptic : of, relating to, or marked by procrypsis procryptic coloration a procryptic beetle compare aposematic … Useful english dictionary
procryptic — procryptically, adv. /proh krip tik/, adj. Zool. serving to conceal an animal from predators. Cf. anticryptic. [1890 95; PRO(TECTIVE) + CRYPTIC] * * * … Universalium
procryptic — pro·cryptic … English syllables
procryptic — pro•cryp•tic [[t]proʊˈkrɪp tɪk[/t]] adj. zool. ecl serving to conceal an animal from predators • Etymology: 1890–95; pro (tective) +cryptic … From formal English to slang
procryptic — a. pertaining to or having protective coloration. ♦ procrypsis, n … Dictionary of difficult words
procryptic colors — Imitative colors useful for concealment as a protection against enemies; see Batesian mimicry, Mullerian mimicry … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Animal colouration — has been a topic of interest and research in biology for well over a century. Colours may be cryptic (functioning as an adaptation allowing the prevention of prey detection; aposematic (functioning as a warning of unprofitability) or may be the… … Wikipedia
Crypsis — This article is about organisms that are difficult to detect. For organisms that are difficult to distinguish, see Cryptic species complex. For animals whose existence has not been demonstrated, see cryptozoology. For the genus of grasses, see… … Wikipedia
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