countershading
coun·ter·shad·ing
noun \ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌshā-diŋ\Definition of COUNTERSHADING
: cryptic coloration of an animal with parts normally in shadow being light and parts normally illuminated being dark thereby reducing shadows and contours
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1896
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