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# coloration

noun (coloration — mostly uncountable)

«coloration» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Coloration is the pattern and colours on an animal or plant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coloration/#m1)
2. (formal) Coloration can mean the general colour of something, or the way something is coloured. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coloration/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on adaptation and camouflage: warning coloration (bright colours on poisonous animals) and camouflage coloration; it tells the reader how an animal's colours help it survive.

### Examples

- The tiger's striped coloration hides it in long grass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coloration/#x1)
- Bright warning coloration tells birds that the frog is poisonous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coloration/#x2)
- The bird's coloration changes in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coloration/#x3)
- Scientists studied the coloration of the butterfly wings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coloration/#x4)
- Some animals use coloration to attract a mate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coloration/#x5)

### Note

US spelling «coloration»; UK sometimes «colouration». Formal, scientific word. Mostly uncountable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «coloration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coloration/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«coloration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coloration.html) on Mova free.