- allocryptic
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Etymology: all- + cryptic: imitating other objects for concealment by a covering of extraneous things
an allocryptic hermit crab in a sponge
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
allocryptic
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allocryptic — adj. [Gr. allos, other; kryptos, conceal] Concealing; said of organisms that conceal themselves with coverings of other organisms or with inanimate materials … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
allocryptic — al·lo·cryp·tic … English syllables
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
