rup|tive marking

rup|tive marking
rup|tive marking «RUHP tihv»,
patterns of light and dark color that break up the outline of a bird to give it protective coloration.
[ruptive < Latin ruptus (past participle of rumpere to break) + English -ive]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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