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protec′tive colora′tion, 
  1. Ecologycoloration or anything likened to it that eliminates or reduces visibility or conspicuousness.
  • 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
protective coloration n
  1. the coloration of an animal that enables it to blend with its surroundings and therefore escape the attention of predators

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