Coloration
Pronunciation : Col`or*a"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act or art of coloring; the state of being colored. Bacon. The females . . . resemble each other in their general type of coloration. Darwin.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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