Colouration

/ˌkʌlərˈeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The pattern, distribution, or scheme of colors on an animal, plant, or object; the process or result of coloring.

Etymology

From 'color' + '-ation' (noun-forming suffix), derived from Latin 'coloratio.' The term became standardized in biology and natural history to describe color patterns in organisms.

Kelly Says

A butterfly's colouration isn't just pretty—it's survival: bright colors warn predators 'I'm poisonous,' while cryptic colouration makes insects invisible to hungry birds, showing how every pattern has an evolutionary purpose.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
se
ARالعربية
تلوين
tal-wein
BNবাংলা
রঙ
rong
CACatalà
coloració
koh-lo-rah-syohn
CSČeština
zbarvení
zbar-ve-ni
DADansk
farvning
far-vning
DEDeutsch
Färbung
faer-boong
ELΕλληνικά
χρωματισμός
hro-ma-tis-mos
ESEspañol
coloración
koh-lo-rah-syohn
FAفارسی
رنگ‌آمیزی
rang-e-amezi
FISuomi
väri
va-ri
FRFrançais
coloration
koh-lo-ras-yon
GUGU
રંગ
rang
HAHA
launi
la-uni
HEעברית
הצלעה
ha-tzel-a
HIहिन्दी
रंग
rang
HUMagyar
színeződés
szee-nez-o-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
pewarnaan
pe-warna-an
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
colorazione
koh-lo-rah-tsyo-neh
JA日本語
着色
chakushoku
KKKK
маңызды
ma-n-yzd-y
KMKM
ល្បី
lbei
KO한국어
색상
saek-sang
MRMR
रंग
rang
MSBahasa Melayu
pewarnaan
pe-warna-an
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေ
shwe
NLNederlands
kleuring
klay-ring
NONorsk
farge
far-ge
PAPA
ਰੰਗ
rang
PLPolski
barwienie
bar-vie-nie
PTPortuguês
coloração
koh-lo-rah-syohn
RORomână
colorare
koh-lo-rah-reh
RUРусский
цветовая гамма
tsvetovaya gamma
SVSvenska
färgning
fär-gning
SWKiswahili
kuja
koo-ja
TAதமிழ்
நிறம்
nir-am
TEతెలుగు
రంగు
ran-gu
THไทย
สี
see
TLTL
kulay
koo-lay
TRTürkçe
renklenmedir
renk-len-me-dir
UKУкраїнська
забарвлення
za-barv-lennya
URاردو
رنگ
rang
VITiếng Việt
màu sắc
mau sac
YOYO
irẹ
i-re
ZH中文
着色
zhe sè
ZUZU
umculo
oom-koo-lo

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