Usually means: Coloration darker on top, lighter underneath.
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  1. countershading: Merriam-Webster
  2. countershading: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. countershading: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. countershading: Collins English Dictionary
  5. countershading: Wiktionary
  6. countershading: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. countershading: Dictionary.com
  8. Countershading: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. countershading: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (countershading)

noun:  A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.

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