Batesian mimicry
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named for Henry Walter Bates.
Noun[edit]
Batesian mimicry (uncountable)
- (biology) The resemblance of one or more non-poisonous species to a poisonous species, for example, the scarlet king snake and the coral snake.
Translations[edit]
resemblance of a non-poisonous species to a poisonous one
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See also[edit]
- Compare with Müllerian mimicry