protective coloring
1Protective coloring — Protective Pro*tect ive, a. [Cf. F. protectif.] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. The favor of a protective Providence. Feltham. [1913 Webster] {Protective coloring} (Zo[ o]l.), coloring which serves for the concealment and… …
2protective coloring — or protective coloration, a coloring some animals and plants have that makes them hard to distinguish from the things they live among, or makes them resemble something harmful or distasteful, and so protects them from their enemies …
3protective coloring — colors on the bodies of animals which camouflage them from their enemies; colors used for camouflage …
4Protective — Pro*tect ive, a. [Cf. F. protectif.] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. The favor of a protective Providence. Feltham. [1913 Webster] {Protective coloring} (Zo[ o]l.), coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a… …
5Protective tariff — Protective Pro*tect ive, a. [Cf. F. protectif.] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. The favor of a protective Providence. Feltham. [1913 Webster] {Protective coloring} (Zo[ o]l.), coloring which serves for the concealment and… …
6protective coloration — or protective coloring n. natural coloration of certain organisms allowing them to blend in with their normal environment and escape detection by enemies …
7coloring — col|or|ing [ kʌlərıŋ ] noun * 1. ) uncount the color of someone s hair and skin: She has the same coloring as her brother. a ) the colors of an object, animal, or plant: a project on the protective coloring of butterflies 2. ) count or uncount a… …
8coloring — n. artificial; natural; protective coloring …
9protective colouring — /prətɛktɪv ˈkʌlərɪŋ/ (say pruhtektiv kuluhring) noun colouring assumed by various animals in their natural surroundings, rendering them inconspicuous to their enemies. Also, protective coloring …
10camouflage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disguise, conceal. n. disguise, mask; pretense. See concealment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A misleading cover] Syn. disguise, cover, dissimulation, masquerade, simulation, mask, screen, cloak, shade,… …
