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procryptic
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. butte... Oxford English Dictionary
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anticryptic
anticryptic, a. Zool. (æntɪˈkrɪptɪk) [f. anti-1 3 c + cryptic a. 3.] Applied to markings or coloration serving for concealment to the disadvantage of some other animal: distinguished from procryptic a.1890 E. B. Poulton Colours Anim. xvii. 336 Protective and Aggressive Resemblances are classed as Cr... Oxford English Dictionary
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Extatosoma tiaratum
It adopts a curved pose when it hangs inverted amongst foliage with "its highly procryptic abdomen curled over its back." wikipedia.org
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procrypsis
procrypsis Zool. (prəʊˈkrɪpsɪs) [f. pro- (cf. procryptic a.) + Gr. κρύψις concealment.] Protective colouring in animals.1920 G. D. H. Carpenter Naturalist on L. Victoria 196 Procryptic colouring conceals its wearer from danger, causing it to resemble either the general surroundings or some particula... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Colours of Animals
The Greek derived category names include the now widely used aposematic and cryptic, alongside such epithets as "apatetic", "procryptic", "anticryptic" wikipedia.org
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hypertely
hypertely Zool. (haɪˈpɜːtɪlɪ, ˈhaɪpəˌtɛlɪ) [ad. G. hypertelie (C. Brunner 1873, in Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien XXIII. 133), f. Gr. ὑπερτέλειος beyond completeness, f. τέλος end.] Extreme development of size, patterns of behaviour, mimetic coloration, etc. beyond the degree to which these characterist... Oxford English Dictionary
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pseudo-
pseudo- (sjuːdəʊ, formerly also ps-) before a vowel usually pseud-, repr. the Gr. combining element ψευδο-, ψευδ-, ‘false, falsely’, from stem of ψευδ-ής adj. false, ψεῦδ-ος falsity, falsehood, ψεύδ-ειν to deceive, cheat, ψεύδ-εσθαι to be false, speak falsely. Forming in Greek many compounds; with n... Oxford English Dictionary
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