释义 |
拟态nǐtài某些动物的形态、斑纹、颜色等跟另外一种动物、植物或周围自然界的物体相似,借以保护自身,免受侵害的现象。在昆虫中拟态最多,如木叶蝶的外形像枯叶,竹节虫的身体像竹节。{mimicry; the resemblance in form, colour or skin pattern of an animal to another animal or plant or object in the natural environment it finds itself in, as an aid in concealment or self-protection, a phenomenon most common among insects, such as the Podacanthus wilkinsoni assuming the appearance of a withered leaf or a stick insect looking like a bamboo stalk} |