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protective coloration vs colouration

colouration vs protective coloration

protective coloration and colouration both are nouns.

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

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