homochromia
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homochromia
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From homo- + -chromia.
noun
- The use, by an organism, of the same colour as its background or other form of camouflage as a means of protection. Lastly, the same holds good of mimetic parasitism; for at the climax of that process we have the elaborate imitation of the living organism, then of its cadaver or its excreta, till, finally, we arrive at homochromia, that is, the adoption by certain animals of the prevailing colour of their environ
- The anatomical state in which the same pigmentation or coloring occurs in the eyes, skin or hair.
Similar: homochromy · Opposite: heterochromia
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noun
Similar: homochromy · Opposite: heterochromia
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title = {homochromia},
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