kres-va'amaya

aggressive mimicry

Pronunciation

kɾɛsvɐʔɐmɐjɐ

Sound out kres-va'amaya letter by letter:

• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• sss as in 'sun'
• vvv as in 'van'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• mmm as in 'man'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• yjy as in 'yes'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)

a form of mimicry where predators , parasites or parasitoids share similar signals with a harmless model, allowing them to avoid being correctly identified by their prey