MÜLLERIAN


Meaning of MÜLLERIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ myü-ˈlir-ē-ən, mi-, ˌmə- ]

adjective

Etymology: Fritz Müller died 1897 German zoologist

Date: 1898

: of, relating to, or being mimicry that exists between two or more inedible or dangerous species (as of butterflies) and that is considered in evolutionary theory to be a mechanism reducing loss to predation by simplification of the recognition process by predators

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