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masquerade: a standalone construct

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Zoology

defence in which an animal resembles an inedible object such as a twig or leaf, so predators detect it but misidentify it.

In zoology, masquerade refers to defence in which an animal resembles an inedible object such as a twig or leaf, so predators detect it but misidentify it. This meaning comes from Skelhorn (2010) in Science.[1]

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References

Skelhorn, J., Rowland, H. M., Speed, M. P., & Ruxton, G. D. (2010). Masquerade: Camouflage Without Crypsis. Science, 327(5961), 51-51. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1181931

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