BATESIAN


Meaning of BATESIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbāt-sē-ən ]

adjective

Etymology: Henry Walter Bates died 1892 English naturalist

Date: 1896

: characterized by or being mimicry involving resemblance of an innocuous species to another that is protected from predators by repellent qualities (as unpalatability)

a Batesian mimic

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.