Auto-mimicry

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of automimicry. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "This male auto-mimicry of stinging females is energetically costly and would be very unlikely to have evolved if it were not effective."

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"This male auto-mimicry of stinging females is energetically costly and would be very unlikely to have evolved if it were not effective."

Etymology

From auto- + mimicry.

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