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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2017/01/17 03:51 UTC 版)
counterillumination (uncountable)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2010/11/15 11:46 UTC 版)
Counterillumination is a method of camouflage in which bioluminescent light from within an organism is matched to the light radiating from an environmental source in order to obscure the organism's silhouette produced by the environmental source. Some midwater cephalopods, decapod crustaceans, and fishes utilize this form of camouflage. The bioluminescence used can be either autogenic (produced by the animal itself) or bacteriogenic (produced by bacterial symbionts).