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anticryptic

[ an-tee-krip-tik, an-tahy- ]

adjective

, Zoology.
  1. serving to conceal an animal from its prey.


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Other Words From

  • anti·crypti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anticryptic1

First recorded in 1885–90; anti- + cryptic

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