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adventitious

adventitious In this historical usage, adventitious protective resemblance means concealment gained by taking on actual materials from the surroundings, such as covering the body with parts of the environment.

In this historical usage, adventitious protective resemblance means concealment gained by taking on actual materials from the surroundings, such as covering the body with parts of the environment. It refers to camouflage by external addition rather than by the animal’s own built-in colouring or form.

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Drafting source: Baldwin, Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, volume II. 1902 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 b86b5dbbaa0a0b3ecf6c8b0a089a7ca5409b9bac4e6481cba91c99bba16f31bd. “Baldwin, Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, volume II” (philopsych02balduoft:chars-2110500-2122500).
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