counterploy

(ˈkaʊntəˌplɔɪ)

an opposing or retaliatory ploy

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Squirt-gun defense in Bursera and the chrysomelid counterploy. Ecology, vol.

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Successive ploys and counterploys of this kind could plainly jeopardize the joint gains from a simpler and more assuredly constructive contractual relationship.