counterilluminate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  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

词形变化

counterilluminates present,singular,third-person counterilluminating participle,present counterilluminated participle,past counterilluminated past

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Italic *-teros
Proto-Italic *komterosder.
Proto-Italic *komterād
Latin contrāder.
Old French contre-
Anglo-Norman countre-bor.
Middle English counter-
English counter-
English illuminate
English counterilluminate
From counter- + illuminate.
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