"sexual mimicry" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (biology) A phenomenon in which one sex takes the characteristics of the other within a single species. Wikipedia link: sexual mimicry Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: andromorph, gynomorph, sexual dimorphism
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