counterillumination

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A behaviour, found in some cephalopods etc., in which bioluminescence is used to provide camouflage when viewed from below. uncountable

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 illumination
English counterillumination
From counter- + illumination.
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