The natural color or color pattern of an animal, plant, or object; also the act or process of coloring something.
From Latin 'coloratio' (coloring), from 'colorare' (to color). The noun form describes both the result and the process of applying color.
Biologists study animal coloration obsessively—the brilliant colors of poison dart frogs warn predators, while the brown coloration of deer hides them perfectly in forests!
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