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Definitions for Mimicry

[1] the act, practice, or art of mimicking.
[2] Biology . the close external resemblance of an organism, the mimic, to some different organism, the model, such that the mimic benefits from the mistaken identity, as seeming to be unpalatable or harmful.
[3] an instance, performance, or result of mimicking.
[4] the act or art of copying or imitating closely; mimicking
[5] the resemblance shown by one animal species, esp an insect, to another, which protects it from predators

Words related to Mimicry

pastiche, pretense, imitation, mockery, apery, caricature, camouflage, parody, posture, mimesis, aping, parroting, mocking, mimetism, mimicking

Words nearby Mimicry

mimetite, mimi, mimic, mimic panel, mimical, mimicry, mimine, miminy-piminy, mimir, mimo, mimosa

Origin of Mimicry

First recorded in 1680–90; mimic + -ry

Synonyms for Mimicry

apery, imitation, mockery, pretense, aping, parroting