“procryptic”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

procryptic

释义

procryptic, a. Zool.|prəʊˈkrɪptɪk|
[f. pro-¹ or pro-² + Gr. κρυπτικός fit for concealing, f. κρύπτειν to hide, conceal: cf. cryptic. (App. formed after protective.)]
Having the function of protectively concealing: applied to the protective mimicry of colour and form, observed in insects (esp. butterflies and moths and their caterpillars), and some other animals. Hence proˈcryptically adv.
1891E. B. Poulton in Proc. Zool. Soc. 463 A palatable insect..which defended itself, like the great majority of its allies, by Protective Resemblance (Procryptic Colouring).1900Nature 13 Dec. 157/2 These animals are known to be procryptically coloured.

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