counterilluminate
verbEtymology
From counter- + illuminate.
- borrowed from illūminātus
- inherited from illuminaten
Definitions
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
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for counterilluminate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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