anticryptic

[an-tee-krip-tik, an-tahy-]

an·ti·cryp·tic

[an-tee-krip-tik, an-tahy-]
adjective Zoology.
serving to conceal an animal from its prey.
Compare procryptic.


Origin:
1885–90; anti- + cryptic

an·ti·cryp·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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Anticryptic is always a great word to know.
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cold-blooded vertebrate comprised of frogs and toads, newts and salamanders and caecilians
having a backbone or spinal column
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