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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to H. W. Bates, an English naturalist and explorer, and, in particular, to his theory, that certain animals exhibit protective resemblance to others (mimicry) that have effective means of protection or defense, such as the resemblance of some harmless snakes to venomous ones.

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