Definition of Mertensian in English:

Mertensian

adjective məːˈtɛnsɪənməːˈtɛnzɪən

Zoology

Designating a proposed form of mimicry in which the model is a distasteful or moderately noxious animal and its mimic is a lethal or highly noxious one.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Robert D. Martin (b. 1942). From the name of Robert Mertens, German zoologist, who described such a pattern of mimicry in 1966 + -ian.

Definition of Mertensian in US English:

Mertensian

adjective

Zoology

Designating a proposed form of mimicry in which the model is a distasteful or moderately noxious animal and its mimic is a lethal or highly noxious one.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Robert D. Martin (b. 1942). From the name of Robert Mertens, German zoologist, who described such a pattern of mimicry in 1966 + -ian.

词汇	Mertensian
释义	Definition of Mertensian in English: Mertensian adjective məːˈtɛnsɪənməːˈtɛnzɪən Zoology Designating a proposed form of mimicry in which the model is a distasteful or moderately noxious animal and its mimic is a lethal or highly noxious one. Origin 1960s; earliest use found in Robert D. Martin (b. 1942). From the name of Robert Mertens, German zoologist, who described such a pattern of mimicry in 1966 + -ian. Definition of Mertensian in US English: Mertensian adjective Zoology Designating a proposed form of mimicry in which the model is a distasteful or moderately noxious animal and its mimic is a lethal or highly noxious one. Origin 1960s; earliest use found in Robert D. Martin (b. 1942). From the name of Robert Mertens, German zoologist, who described such a pattern of mimicry in 1966 + -ian.
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