Batesianadj.
/ˈbeɪtsɪən/ 1. Batesian mimicry n. Zoology a form of mimicry in which an edible species is protected by its resemblance to one which is avoided by predators.
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Batesian mimicry1896
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Batesian mimicry1896
1896 E. B. Poulton Darwin xxv. 214 Many cases which have been up to the present explained under the theory of true (Batesian) mimicry are now believed to come under that which we owe to F. Müller.
1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. vi. 339 The comparatively simple, hypothetical explanation, originally promulgated by Bates, is sometimes called Batesian mimicry; while the ‘inedible association’ hypothesis is termed Müllerian mimicry.
1933 Discovery Nov. 357/2 The cuckoo's egg, a clear instance of Batesian mimicry deceiving the selective-agents, i.e., the foster-parents.
2. Batesian mimic n. a species which is so protected.
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Batesian mimic1951
1951 New Biol. 10 73 Müllerian and Batesian mimics may be involved together in nature in a complex mimetic association.
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