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Müllerian_mimicry

Müllerian mimicry

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Proper noun

Müllerian mimicry

  1. The resemblance of two or more poisonous species with each other, giving the effect that they are all more recognisable to potential predators. For example, the monarch butterfly and the viceroy butterfly.

See also

Compare with Batesian mimicry.

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