保ほ護ご色しょく

noun

protective coloration; camouflage

Biological term for coloration that helps an organism blend into its surroundings. Also used figuratively for behavior that avoids standing out.

See also: 隠蔽色

• カメレオンは保ほ護ご色しょくで敵てきから身みを守まもる。

  Chameleons protect themselves from predators with their protective coloration.

• 彼かれの地じ味みな服ふく装そうは、職しょく場ばでの保ほ護ご色しょくのようなものだ。

  His plain clothes are like a kind of camouflage at the workplace.