保護色

Chinese

 
colour; dice; look
colour; dice; look; appearance
trad. (保護色) 保護 色
simp. (保护色) 保护 色

Pronunciation


Noun

保護色

  1. (biology) camouflage (resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection)
  2. (figurative) disguise

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保 護 色
ほ
Grade: 5
ご
Grade: 5
しょく
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほご​しょく [hògóꜜshòkù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ɡo̞ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

保(ほ)護(ご)色(しょく) • (hogoshoku) ←ほごしよく (fogosyoku)?

  1. color or pattern that aids in camouflage; camouflage

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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