Batesian mimicry

English

Etymology

Named for Henry Walter Bates.

Noun

Batesian mimicry (uncountable)

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

Translations

resemblance of a non-poisonous species to a poisonous one

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 貝氏擬態／贝氏拟态 (bèishìnǐtài)

• Finnish: Batesin mimikry
• French: mimétisme de Bates m
• Portuguese: mimetismo batesiano m
• Russian: мимикри́я Бе́йтса f (mimikríja Bɛ́jtsa), бе́йтсовская мимикри́я f (bɛ́jtsovskaja mimikríja)
• Spanish: mimetismo batesiano m

See also

• Compare with Müllerian mimicry