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automimicry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-tomimicry
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The advantage gained by some members of a species from their resemblance to others of the same species. Males of many bees and wasps, although defenseless, are protected from predators by their resemblance to females that are equipped with stingers.

Etymology

From auto- + mimicry.

Inflected Forms

automimicries (plural)

Questions

What does automimicry mean?
The advantage gained by some members of a species from their resemblance to others of the same species. Males of many bees and wasps, although defenseless, are protected from predators by their resemblance to females that are equipped with stingers.
Where does automimicry come from?
From auto- + mimicry.

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