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Definition of procryptic - 2 dictionary results

pro⋅cryp⋅tic

  [proh-krip-tik]
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–adjective Zoology.
serving to conceal an animal from predators.
Compare anticryptic.

Origin:
1890–95; pro(tective) + cryptic

Related forms:
pro⋅cryp⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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pro·cryp·tic   (prō-krĭp'tĭk)   
adj.   Zoology
Having a pattern or coloration adapted for natural camouflage.

[Probably pro(tective) + cryptic.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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