English Explanatory Dictionary

Batesian mimicry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The resemblance of one or more non-poisonous species to a poisonous species, for example, the scarlet king snake and the coral snake.

Word forms

Batesian mimicry

Etymology

Named for Henry Walter Bates.

Related words

Compare with Müllerian mimicry
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