Meanings
nounMüllerian mimicry (uncountable)
alternative Mullerian mimicry
- uncountableevolutionary theoryThe resemblance of two or more poisonous species to each other (for example, the monarch butterfly and the viceroy butterfly), making them all more recognisable to potential predators.
Origin
Named after German naturalist Fritz Müller.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 繆氏擬態 /缪氏拟态
- 繆氏擬態 /缪氏拟态 (móushìnǐtài)resemblance of two or more poisonous species to each other
Finnish Müllerin mimikry
- Müllerin mimikryresemblance of two or more poisonous species to each other
French mimétisme mullérien
- mimétisme mullérienresemblance of two or more poisonous species to each other
Portuguese mimetismo mülleriano
- mimetismo müllerianoresemblance of two or more poisonous species to each other
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