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aggressive mimicry

aggressive mimicry noun: a form of mimicry in which predators, parasites, or parasitoids share similar signals, using a harmless model, allowing them to avoid being correctly identified by their prey or host.

Noun

aggressive mimicry (uncountable)

  1. A form of mimicry in which predators, parasites, or parasitoids share similar signals, using a harmless model, allowing them to avoid being correctly identified by their prey or host.

aggressive mimicry meaning in Arabic

aggressive mimicry in Arabic

Translations
تَنَكُّر عَدَائِيّ tanakkur ʕadāʔiyy

Questions about aggressive mimicry

What does aggressive mimicry mean?
Aggressive mimicry means a form of mimicry in which predators, parasites, or parasitoids share similar signals, using a harmless model, allowing them to avoid being correctly identified by their prey or host.
What is aggressive mimicry in Arabic?
Aggressive mimicry in Arabic is تَنَكُّر عَدَائِيّ (tanakkur ʕadāʔiyy). See Aggressive mimicry meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is aggressive mimicry?
Aggressive mimicry is a noun.

Words near aggressive mimicry in the dictionary

  1. aggressionism
  2. aggressionist
  3. aggressionists
  4. aggressions
  5. aggressive
  6. aggressive mimicry
  7. aggressively
  8. aggressiveness
  9. aggressivenesses
  10. aggressives
  11. aggressivism

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