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mimicry
[ mim-ik-ree ]
noun
mimicry
/ ˈmɪmɪkrɪ /
noun
- the act or art of copying or imitating closely; mimicking
- the resemblance shown by one animal species, esp an insect, to another, which protects it from predators
mimicry
/ mĭm′ĭ-krē /
- The resemblance of one organism to another or to an object in its surroundings for concealment or protection from predators.
- See also aggressive mimicry
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Example Sentences
Mimicry is an ingenious survival technique, albeit one that is of little use against bulldozers and chainsaws.
But this was an element of Jeff that I understood; his mimicry and his retention for music and melody.
We were speaking of the faculty of mimicry, and he told me such a funny little anecdote about Chopin.
Caroline, during this time, is busy with an alarming piece of mimicry: she looks as if she were going to faint.
One thing in connection with Chopin's mimicry has to be particularly noted—it is very characteristic of the man.
Her powers of mimicry, too, particularly of the different dialects of France, have seldom been surpassed.
The strangers assembled to see our childish mimicry of passion were witnesses to a highly-wrought dramatic scene in real life.
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