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Batesian mimicry Definition

Bates·ian mimicry (bāt′sē ən)

noun

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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