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Müllerian mimicry
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English
Alternative forms
en Mullerian mimicry
Etymology
en Fritz Müller Fritz Müller German naturalist.
Noun
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en evolutionary theory The 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.
Translations
resemblance of two or more poisonous species to each other
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 繆氏擬態 móushìnǐtài
Finnish: fi Müllerin mimikry
French: fr mimétisme mullérien m
Portuguese: pt mimetismo mülleriano m
Russian: ru
Spanish: es
See also
Compare with en Batesian mimicry.
en eponyms Mullerian mimicry