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Batesian mimicry

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

Named for Henry Walter Bates.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 貝氏擬態 /贝氏拟态 (bèishìnǐtài) — resemblance of a non-poisonous species to a poisonous one
  • Finnish: Batesin mimikry — resemblance of a non-poisonous species to a poisonous one
  • French: mimétisme de Bates — resemblance of a non-poisonous species to a poisonous one
  • Portuguese: mimetismo batesiano — resemblance of a non-poisonous species to a poisonous one
  • Russian: мимикри́я Бе́йтса (mimikríja Bɛ́jtsa) — resemblance of a non-poisonous species to a poisonous one
  • Russian: бе́йтсовская мимикри́я (bɛ́jtsovskaja mimikríja) — resemblance of a non-poisonous species to a poisonous one
  • Spanish: mimetismo batesiano — resemblance of a non-poisonous species to a poisonous one