Batesian

Batesian
adjective Etymology: Henry Walter Bates died 1892 English naturalist Date: 1896 characterized by or being mimicry involving resemblance of an innocuous species to another that is protected from predators by repellent qualities (as unpalatability) <
a Batesian mimic
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