tinctumutant Zool. rare—1.
(ˌtɪŋktjuːˈmjuːtənt)
[f. L. tinctu-s (see tinct n.) + mūtānt-em changing.]
An animal that changes colour. So ˌtinctumuˈtation, change of colour.
| 1895 J. Weir in Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 388 The chameleon is the best known of all the tinctumutants. Ibid., Physiological changes that take place in the act of tinctumutation. |