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(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.
Use counterilluminate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Counterilluminate means (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.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use counterilluminate where its definition matches the intended context.
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