Definition of Counterillumination

1. Noun. (biology) A behaviour, found in some cephalopods etc., in which bioluminescence is used to provide camouflage when viewed from below. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterillumination

countergambits
countergesture
countergestures
counterglow
counterglows
counterguard
counterguards
counterguerilla
counterguerrilla
counterhistories
counterhistory
counterilluminate
counterilluminated
counterilluminates
counterilluminating
counterillumination (current term)
counterimage
counterimages
counterimmunoelectrophoresis
counterincision
counterinformation
countering
counterinitiative
counterinitiatives
counterinstance
counterinstances
counterinsurgencies
counterinsurgency
counterinsurgent
counterinsurgents

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