Definition
A color pattern on an animal where the upper side is darker and the lower side is lighter, helping it blend into its environment.
Etymology
From counter- + shade (from Old English scead, shadow). The term was coined in early 20th-century biology to describe a specific camouflage adaptation.
Kelly Says
Many fish and sharks use countershading—dark on top so they blend with the ocean floor when viewed from above, light underneath to match the sky when viewed from below. It's nature's perfect disguise.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሳይንት 影
say-int shay
ARالعربية
ظل الكاونتر
ẓal al-kawntir
BNবাংলা
কাউন্টারের ছায়া
kaun-ta-rer cho-ya
CACatalà
ombra del mostrador
om-bra del mos-tra-dor
CSČeština
stínka pokladny
stin-ka po-klad-ny
DADansk
skærmning af kassen
skærm-ning af ka-sen
DEDeutsch
Schalter-Schatten
shal-ter-sha-ten
ELΕλληνικά
σκιά του πάγκου
skia tou pan-kou
ESEspañol
sombra del mostrador
som-bra del mos-tra-dor
FAفارسی
سایه پیشخوان
say-e peesh-khoon
FISuomi
kassan varjo
kas-san var-jo
FRFrançais
ombre du comptoir
om-br du kom-twahr
GUGU
કાઉન્ટરની છાયા
ka-un-ter-nee chha-ya
HAHA
tashin aikata
ta-shin ai-ka-ta
HEעברית
צל של דלפק
tzal shel del-pek
HIहिन्दी
काउंटर की छाया
kaun-ter kee chha-ya
HUMagyar
pult árnyéka
poolt ar-nyé-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
bayangan konter
ba-ya-ngan kon-ter
IGIG
ihe n'aka
ee-he n'a-ka
ITItaliano
ombra del banco
om-bra del ban-koh
JA日本語
カウンター陰影
kauntaa-kage
KKKK
көлiк тiн
ko-lik tin
KMKM
ស្ទាប់ប្រាក់
s-taap pra-ak
KO한국어
카운터 그늘
ka-un-teo geu-neul
MRMR
काउंटरची छाया
ka-un-ter-chee chha-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
bayangan kaunter
ba-ya-ngan kau-nter
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်တာ ပုံ
kaun-ta poon
NLNederlands
schaduw van het balie
scha-duw van het ba-lee
NONorsk
skjerming av kassen
skjer-ming av ka-sen
PAPA
ਕਾઉਂਟਰ ਦੀ ਛਾਂ
ka-un-ter dee chhaan
PLPolski
cień kasy
chyen ka-sy
PTPortuguês
sombra do balcão
so-mbra do bahl-kão
RORomână
umbră la ghișeu
um-bră la gi-sheu
RUРусский
тень кассы
ten-y ka-ssy
SVSvenska
skugga av disk
sku-gga av disk
SWKiswahili
kivuli cha kaunta
ki-vu-li cha kau-nta
TAதமிழ்
கவுண்டர் நிழல்
ka-un-taar ni-zha-l
TEతెలుగు
కౌంటర్ చాయ
ka-un-ter cha-ya
THไทย
เงาเคาน์เตอร์
ngao ka-un-ter
TLTL
anino ng counter
a-ni-no ng kon-ter
TRTürkçe
sayış masası gölgesi
say-ish ma-sa-si goel-ge-si
UKУкраїнська
тінь каси
ty-n ka-si
URاردو
کاؤنٹر کی سایہ
ka-un-ter kee say-ah
VITiếng Việt
bóng quầy
bong quay
YOYO
àgbààpẹ̀ ẹ̀kọ́
a-gbà-a-pẹ̀ e-ko
ZH中文
柜台阴影
guì tái yǐngyǐng
ZUZU
umgubo we-khatha
um-gu-bo we-kha-tha