| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Batesian mimicry |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Bates·i·an mimicry |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b t s - n |
| NOUN: | A form of protective mimicry in which an unprotected species, especially of an insect, closely resembles an unpalatable or harmful species and therefore is similarly avoided by predators. | | ETYMOLOGY: | After Henry Walter Bates (1825–1892), British naturalist.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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