Batesian mimicry

English

Etymology

Named for Henry Walter Bates.

Noun

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

resemblance of a non-poisonous species to a poisonous one

Chinese:
Mandarin: 貝氏擬態／贝氏拟态 (bèishìnǐtài)
Finnish: Batesin mimikry
French: mimétisme de Bates m
Portuguese: mimetismo batesiano m
Russian: мимикри́я Бе́йтса f (mimikríja Bɛ́jtsa), бе́йтсовская мимикри́я f (bɛ́jtsovskaja mimikríja)
Spanish: mimetismo batesiano m

See also

Compare with Müllerian mimicry

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