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Mül•le'ri•an mim'icry

Pronunciation: (myOO-lēr'ē-un, mu-, mi-), [key] Ecol.
the resemblance in appearance of two or more unpalatable species, which are avoided by predators to a greater degree than any one of the species would be otherwise. Also,Mulle'rian mim'icry.Cf. Batesian mimicry.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

muller

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