单词 | batesian mimicry |
释义 | Batesian mimicry in British English (ˈbeɪtsɪən) noun zoology mimicry in which a harmless species is protected from predators by means of its resemblance to a harmful or inedible species Word origin C19: named after H. W. Bates (1825–92), British naturalist and explorerBatesian mimicry in American English (ˈbeɪtsiən) a kind of mimicry in which one species, to make itself less vulnerable to a particular predator, imitates the structure and coloration of another species that is unpalatable, difficult to capture, etc. |
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