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1. (n.) mimicry
the act, practice, or art of mimicking.
2. mimicry
the close resemblance of an organism to a different organism, such that it benefits from the mistaken identity, as in seeming to be unpalatable.
3. mimicry
an instance or result of mimicking.
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| Definition of 'mimicry' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) apery, mimicry
the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
2. (noun) mimicry
the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators
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1. (noun) mimicry
the act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule
2. (noun) mimicry
protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, -- a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism
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Sense: a person who mimics
Children are often good mimics.
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 Afrikaans: na-apery |
 Arabic: تَقْليد، مُحاكاه |
 Bulgarian: имитиране |
 Brazilian: imitação |
 Czech: mimikry |
 German: das Nachahmen, die Mimikr |
 Danish: efterligning; parodi |
 Greek: μιμική |
 Spanish: imitación |
 Estonian: järeleahvimine |
 Farsi: تقلید |
 Finnish: jäljittely |
 French: imitation |
 Hebrew: חִיקוּי |
 Hindi: नकल करना |
 Croatian: oponašanje, mimikrija |
 Hungarian: mimikri; utánzás |
 Indonesian: mimikri |
 Icelandic: eftirhermur, skopstæling |
 Italian: mimica, imitazione |
 Japanese: 物まね |
 Korean: 흉내내기 |
 Lithuanian: mimikrija |
 Latvian: mimikrija |
 Malay: membuat mimik |
 Dutch: mimiek, imitatie, mimicry |
 Norwegian: etteraping, herming, paro |
 Polish: mimikra |
 Persian: تقلید |
 Pashto: تقليد |
 Portuguese: imitação |
 Romanian: mimare; imitare |
 Russian: имитирование |
 Slovak: mimikry |
 Slovenian: posnemanje |
 Serbian: imitacija |
 Swedish: härmande, härmning |
 Thai: การล้อเลียน |
 Turkish: taklitçilik |
 Taiwanese: 模仿 |
 Ukrainian: імітування; мімікрія |
 Urdu: نقالی کا ہنر |
 Vietnamese: tài bắt chước |
 Chinese: 摹拟 |
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