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colouration vs protective coloration

protective coloration vs colouration

colouration and protective coloration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colouration Yes No No No
protective coloration Yes No No No
As nouns, protective coloration is a hyponym of colouration; that is, protective coloration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colouration:
  • colouration: appearance with regard to color
  • protective coloration: coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators
Other hyponyms of colouration include hair coloring, pigmentation, depigmentation, spottedness.
colouration (noun) protective coloration (noun)
choice and use of colors (as by an artist) coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators
appearance with regard to color
the timbre of a musical sound
Difference between colouration and protective coloration

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