Mullerian Mimicry Definition

myo͝o-lîrē-ən, mə-, mĭ-
noun
A form of protective mimicry, especially in insects, in which two or more distasteful or harmful species closely resemble each other and are therefore avoided equally by all their predators.
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Origin of Mullerian Mimicry

  • After Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller (1821–1897), German-born Brazilian zoologist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mullerian Mimicry Sentence Examples

  • If this be the case the two species probably furnish an instance of true Mullerian mimicry.

  • The study of this intricate case is not yet completed and it is at present unknown whether it is an instance of Batesian or Mullerian mimicry.

  • The significance of this phenomenon, as already stated, was first explained by Fritz Milller; but although the term " Mullerian mimicry " has been assigned to this and similar instances, they are not strictly speaking cases of mimicry at all but of warning coloration.

  • Synaposemasy is Mullerian mimicry.

  • In other words the insects entering into the combination may furnish instances of Batesian and of Mullerian mimicry.

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