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ɪk
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adjective
Zoology
.
assuming colors and forms that effect deceptive camouflage.
Origin:
1885–90;
<
Greek
apatētikós
fallacious, equivalent to
apatē-
(variant stem of
apateúein
to deceive) +
-tikos
-tic
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apatetic
(ˌæpəˈtɛtɪk)
—
adj
of or relating to coloration that disguises and protects an animal
[C19: from Greek
apatētikos
deceitful, from
apateuein
to deceive]
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