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Meaning of crypsis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkɹɪpsɪs

Definitions

The ability of an organism to avoid observation.

uncountable

Examples

“Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close[…]above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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