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Batesian mimicry

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

Noun

Batesian mimicry (uncountable)

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

Batesian mimicry meaning in Tamil

Batesian mimicry in Tamil

பற்றேசியன் அனுகரணம்

Origin of Batesian mimicry

Named for Henry Walter Bates.

Questions about Batesian mimicry

What does Batesian mimicry mean?
Batesian mimicry means the resemblance of one or more non-poisonous species to a poisonous species, for example, the scarlet king snake and the coral snake.
What is Batesian mimicry in Tamil?
Batesian mimicry in Tamil is பற்றேசியன் அனுகரணம். See Batesian mimicry meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Batesian mimicry?
Batesian mimicry is a noun.

Words near Batesian mimicry in the dictionary

  1. Bates numbers
  2. Batesburg
  3. Batesburg-Leesville
  4. Batesfordian
  5. Batesian
  6. Batesian mimicry
  7. Bateson
  8. Batesons
  9. Batesville
  10. Batesy
  11. Batetela

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Batesian mimicry (page history and authors); batesian mimicry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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