English Explanatory Dictionary

Müllerian mimicry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The resemblance of two or more poisonous species with each other, giving the effect that they are all more recognisable to potential predators. For example, the monarch butterfly and the viceroy butterfly.

Word forms

Müllerian mimicry Mullerian mimicry

Etymology

Named after German naturalist Fritz Müller.

Related words

Compare with Batesian mimicry
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