Mül·le·ri·an mimicry (my -lîr  - n, m-, m -)n. A form of protective mimicry in which two or more distasteful or harmful species, especially of insects, closely resemble each other and are therefore avoided equally by all their natural predators. [After Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller (1821-1897), German-born Brazilian zoologist.] |
Müllerian mimicry [muːˈlɪərɪən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology mimicry in which two or more harmful or inedible species resemble each other, so that predators tend to avoid them
[named after J.F.T. Müller (1821-97), German zoologist who first described it]
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