| cryptic |
serving to conceal; describes the form or coloring of animals that hides them from potential predators. Camouflage is cryptic coloration.
Ãâó: museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/glossary/gawwglossar...
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| cryptic |
Adj. (Greek, kryptos = hidden). 1. Pertaining to a hidden or concealed condition, particularly in relation to protective or camouflage.
Ãâó: www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/courses/306/306glos...
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| cryptic e. |
in bacteriology, an enzyme that can attack added substrate in a cell lysate but not in intact cells, owing to selective action of a permeability barrier.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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| cryptic malaria |
A case of malaria for which the source of exposure cannot be found.
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| cryptic |
Similar to the background; camouflaged.
Ãâó: www.forestpests.org/caterpillars/glossary.cfm
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