counterilluminate

verb

Etymology

From counter- + illuminate.

  1. borrowed from illūminātus
  2. inherited from illuminaten
  3. prefixed as counterilluminate — “counter + illuminate

Definitions

  1. To use photophores on the underside of the body so as to hide a dark silhouette that…

    To use photophores on the underside of the body so as to hide a dark silhouette that would otherwise be seen from below by predators

The neighborhood

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