coun|ter|shad|ing

coun|ter|shad|ing: coun|ter|shad|ing «KOWN tuhr _SHAY dihng», noun.

Zoology. protective coloring characterized by the relatively darker coloration of an animal's exposed parts and lighter coloration of its shaded parts: »Countershading protects caterpillars against birds (Scientific American).

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ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
countershading — coun•ter•shad•ing [[t]ˈkaʊn tərˌʃeɪ dɪŋ[/t]] n. zool. (of an animal) coloration that is dark on parts of the body surface that are usu. exposed to the sun and light on parts usu. in shade • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang

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