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tinctumutant Zool. rare—1.|ˌtɪŋktjuːˈmjuːtənt|
[f. L. tinctu-s (see tinct n.) + mūtānt-em changing.]
An animal that changes colour. So ˌtinctumuˈtation, change of colour.
1895J. Weir in Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 388 The chameleon is the best known of all the tinctumutants. Ibid., Physiological changes that take place in the act of tinctumutation. |