counterilluminate en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English illuminate English counterilluminate From counter- + illuminate.
Meanings
- (of a fish) To use photophores on the underside of the body so as to hide a dark silhouette that would otherwise be seen from below by predators
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterilluminates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| counterilluminated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| counterilluminated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| counterilluminating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |