iridescence
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Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; the quality or state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as, the iridescence of mother-of-pearl.
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Recollections fell from me in flakes, in scales. All that remained of me was all that remains of anyone: a kind of iridescence. There was a fear that I would never again feel substantial, a fear that I would be a kind of psychic amputee.
Another theory posits that the original adaptive advantage of early feathers was their pigmentation or iridescence, contributing to sexual preference in mate selection.
Dubbing it "dynamic disruptive camouflage," researchers suggest the combination of gloss and iridescence creates an illusion of inconsistent features and depth, further baffling predators.
The gametophytes (see below) often show a blue iridescence at the tip of the fronds citation and fertile sporophytes show a spotty pattern.
On their skins are black flecks against a field of silvery iridescence.
But iridescence also shows up in situations where reproduction is not an issue…for example, in caterpillars or chrysalises.